How studying Microsoft AB-100 and exploring Azure AI Foundry shaped an agent-assisted migration from an EdgeRouter X to a tested Debian gateway for DNS, WireGuard, filtering, monitoring, and security.

CI/CD cleanup with GitHub organization restructuring, runner migration, monitoring rewrites, and pipeline hardening.

Refurbished iMac Pro upgrade, SSD health discovery, NAS capacity overhaul, and workflow improvements including RAM disk setup and custom sync scripts.

Implementing NIC Teaming on my iMac Pro to ensure stable, high-bandwidth connectivity and eliminate Ethernet controller dropouts during heavy video streaming.

A self-contained monitoring stack built with Grafana and Prometheus to track infrastructure, network, and CI systems supporting the WTF-Model deployment workflow.

Setting up a self-hosted GitHub runner with an Intel NUC for Steam build smoke tests on Windows Server 2025.

Upgraded to a modern Intel x64 workstation for AI and video work. Reorganized network: WiFi split by band, OpenWRT set to AP mode, 19" rack now runs DNS, Pi-hole, Chrony, and SMB. Parsec enables single-monitor remote access. Setup is faster, cleaner, and ad-free network-wide.

Launched a Discourse-based forum at forum.wtf-model.com for WTF Model discussions. Used Bitnami image on Azure and a custom .NET8 app to auto-post entries via API. Handled image merging, metadata, and rate limits. OAuth 2.0 login enabled; all content now accessible.

Redesigned home network with 3 subnets: main, WiFi (with RADIUS), and smart devices. Added 10G/2.5G switch, moved to fiber (10Gtek AOC), and cleaned up static IPs, routes, and .lan DNS. Dropped IPv6. Total cost under €150. Setup is now simpler, faster, and well-structured.