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76d 13h Uptime
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▶ Forgejo Git Server ▶ GoldSRC & Quake Maps ▶ CLI Tools & Projects ▶ Cloud Infrastructure
Game Development

GoldSRC & Quake Mapping

Building levels for classic FPS engines. Learning the fundamentals of BSP compilation, entity scripting, and optimization for Half-Life (GoldSRC) and Quake engines.

There's something pure about these engines—direct tooling, no bloat, just you and the geometry. Releasing maps soon!

Tools

J.A.C.K, zhlt, ericw-tools, Valve compile tools

Focus

Level design, entity logic, optimization

Status

Active learning & experimentation

Active Projects
Forgejo Self-hosted Git platform - all my code, my rules OPEN
tux-dock Docker CLI helper - manage containers without the hassle VIEW
MNMIVM-SE KVM + cloud-init CLI - provision VMs fast VIEW
Spark Linux ⚡ Alpine-based dev distro with sensible defaults VIEW
PHPSD Stable Diffusion for IE4 - cursed retrocomputing VIEW
Soccer Sim J.League-inspired match simulator PLAY
Cloud & Infrastructure

Exploring Public Cloud

Transitioning from private cloud background to AWS and GCP. Learning the ecosystems, services, and best practices while maintaining the self-hosted mindset.

AWS

EC2, VPC networking/Security Groups

GCP

Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, networking

Self-Hosted

KVM, Docker, Forgejo, Apache/PHP

Focus

Automation, scripting, infrastructure as code

Mission Objectives

  • Build minimal, fast CLI tooling for infrastructure workflows
  • Automate VM provisioning using cloud-init templates
  • Apply private cloud experience to AWS & GCP environments
  • Keep infrastructure understandable, scriptable, controllable and affordable
System Console
mentalnet@ops:~$ ./status.sh

[====================================] 100%

SERVICES STATUS:
├── Forgejo ................ ✓ ONLINE
├── tux-dock ............... ✓ ACTIVE DEV
├── MNMIVM-SE .............. ✓ ACTIVE DEV
├── GoldSRC mapping ........ ✓ IN PROGRESS
└── Cloud frontier ......... ✓ LEARNING

INFRASTRUCTURE:
├── Platform ............... Linux (self-hosted)
├── Git .................... Forgejo
├── Containers & VMs ....... Docker + KVM
└── Target clouds .......... AWS, GCP

Last deploy: stable
Uptime: 76d 13h (and counting...)
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