A personal corner of the internet

Hi, I’m Alau.
I build things
that keep running.

DevOps engineer. Software developer. Homelab tinkerer.

From .NET applications to the infrastructure behind them, I enjoy turning moving parts into reliable systems.

Explore my work Inside the homelab
Built by me. Hosted at home.
MY TOOLBOX.NET / C#AzureDockerGitHub ActionsLinux

01 / Selected work

Things I’m building.

A little software. A little infrastructure.
Always something to improve.

WEB / PLATFORM01

This little corner of the web

A lightweight personal website built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Served by Nginx and deployed to my home server through GitHub Actions.

  • HTML / CSS / JS
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
Explore the source
MUSIC / PERSONAL02

A change of pace

A collection of music I keep coming back to. Pick something from the collection, or let a random selection take the lead.

  • Curated collection
  • Random discovery
Find your next track

02 / Behind the scenes

Less cloud.
More living room.

This site lives on my own Ubuntu server. The homelab is where I experiment, automate, and get hands-on with the systems that make software work.

Every update follows the same path: build an image, publish it, and deploy it at home.

See the deployment workflow
THE PATH TO PRODUCTION
  1. 01

    Push & build

    GitHub Actions packages the static site.

    CI
  2. 02

    Package & publish

    Docker image stored in GitHub Container Registry.

    GHCR
  3. 03

    Bring it home

    Docker Compose runs Nginx on Ubuntu.

    HOST
  4. 04

    Hello, internet

    Cloudflare Tunnel connects you to this site.

    EDGE
You’re visiting part of the experiment.

03 / A bit about me

Curious by default.
An engineer by practice.

I’m Alau Bolatov, a DevOps engineer and software developer working with .NET, Azure, and infrastructure automation. I like understanding how things fit together, from the code to the container to the machine it runs on.

When the terminal closes, the music starts

Off the clock / On repeat

A soundtrack for the side projects.

Some familiar favorites. A few new directions. Pick a video or see where shuffle takes you.

Your collection / To go

A link. A music file.

Paste a YouTube video link to save its audio as an MP3 on the home server. Download it to listen in your favorite music player.

Use the key configured on your server. It is not stored by this website.

One video at a time, up to one hour and 150 MB. Use videos you own or have permission to download.

Saved audio

Enter your access key to load files saved on your server.