The Lab

Robust Unraid-based infrastructure hosting 25+ services including Jellyfin (Media), Vaultwarden (Security), Immich (Photos), and Pterodactyl (Gaming).

Monorepo-driven portfolio built with Next.js App Router, Prisma ORM and SQLite. Features admin dashboard, MDX blog, contact system and Docker-based deployment.

Multi-stage Docker builds with Alpine images, non-root users, bind-mount persistence and automated entrypoint scripts for zero-downtime deployments.

GitHub Actions pipeline building multi-arch Docker images (amd64 + arm64), publishing to GHCR and deploying via self-hosted runners with native ARM64 support.

Idempotent Prisma seed using upsert and connectOrCreate. Runs automatically on Docker startup after migrations, never overwrites manual changes, and prevents tag duplication.

WebSocket architectures explored through Socket.IO for live messaging, notifications and presence systems. Patterns tested across Express backends and React frontends.