Rodimus
Windows Server hosting web applications, reverse proxies, and infrastructure services.
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Connected systems
The Cybertronian crew
Familiar names, practical jobs: the systems behind my workshop and digital environment.
THE STORY SO FAR
What I’m exploring.
My computers, workshop controllers, mobile devices, and even my Ford Edge have Cybertronian names. The names add personality; the interesting engineering is how their responsibilities fit together. Rodimus hosts services, Bumblebee is my primary workstation, Perceptor provides an external monitoring vantage point, and the workshop crew connects software to physical making.
Areas of focus
- Clear responsibilities across connected systems
- Monitoring and operational visibility
- A personal environment with room to experiment
Meet the crew.
Bumblebee
My primary Windows workstation for development and everyday work.
Ratchet
Orange Pi 5 coordinating the 3D-printing ecosystem and PaladinMaker.
Scrapper
Orange Pi Zero attached to the printer: the fabrication-side node.
Teletraan
ESP32 environmental monitor/controller for the 3D-printer cabinet.
Wheelie
An ESP32 breadboard platform for changing sensors, modules, and experiments.
Prowl
Information security workstation for authorized defensive assessment, learning, and hardening.
Perceptor
External monitoring and authorized defensive assessment of my environment.
Jazz
My phone: communications, organization, research, and a mobile interface.
Springer
A portable tablet workspace for remote access and work away from home.
FixIt
My watch, quick-response companion, and Wear OS development target.
Kup
An older tablet with a second life reading books, comics, and manuals.
Mirage
A handheld gaming PC for portable gaming.
Blaster
My personal audio and communications companion.
Vector Sigma
A portable boot, recovery, and diagnostics toolkit.
The Ark
My Ford Edge: transport, mobile base, and a vehicle-data research interest.
A roster of practical roles, with a little Transformers personality. Private service destinations are available separately after sign-in.
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