Uses
The hardware, software, and tools I use day to day. Inspired by uses.tech.
Hardware
- Desktop Custom build — Ryzen, too much RAM, too many drives
- Keyboard Mechanical — clicky switches, neighbors hate it
- Monitor 1440p 144Hz — essential for CTFs and gaming equally
- Headphones Over-ear, always on
Operating System
- Daily driver Arch Linux — I use Arch, btw
- Window manager Hyprland
- Terminal Kitty
- Shell Zsh + Starship prompt
Editor & Tools
- Editor Neovim (for everything serious), VSCode (for everything else)
- Font JetBrains Mono — this whole site uses it
- Git CLI all the way, lazygit when lazy
- Browser Firefox with too many extensions
Security / CTF
- VM platform QEMU/KVM — hypervisor nerd
- CTF distro REMnux + Kali depending on the challenge
- Disassembler Ghidra (free) and Binary Ninja
- Debugger GDB + pwndbg / peda
- Network Wireshark, Burp Suite, nmap
Homelab
- Server Old desktop repurposed — runs everything
- Hypervisor Proxmox VE
- Reverse proxy Nginx
- Containers Docker + some LXC on Proxmox
- This site Self-hosted on the homelab, Nginx in front
This Site
- Framework Astro 5
- Content MDX
- Styling Plain CSS, CSS custom properties
- Font JetBrains Mono (Google Fonts)
- Hosting Self-hosted, Nginx reverse proxy