Current State Snapshot

12/20/2025

Context

I wanted a clear snapshot of what I’m actively working on, what’s stable, and what’s intentionally parked. This is less about productivity and more about clarity.

Active

These have momentum or were recently completed and are stabilizing.

• Life as Infrastructure Blog

  • Astro + Markdown
  • Content collections, drafts, RSS
  • GitHub + Cloudflare Pages
  • Primary purpose: documentation and reflection

• pfSense + Cloudflare Zero Trust

  • WebGUI behind Cloudflare Access
  • Correct VLAN/interface origin routing
  • SSH rebuilt with key-based auth
  • Tunnel hosted in SERVERNETWORK
  • Stable and working

• Homelab Core Infrastructure

  • pfSense firewall + VLAN architecture
  • Ubuntu server as control plane
  • cloudflared and core services running
  • Light hardening ongoing

Maintain

Working systems that don’t need active iteration right now.

• Self-hosted sites

  • geodude.blog
  • gymtechventures.com
  • Aligned with Cloudflare-first architecture

• VLAN segmentation & firewall rules

  • LAN / HOME / SERVER / IoT separation
  • Mostly dialed in
  • Periodic review only

Incubating

Clear direction, but intentionally no pressure.

• Homelab dashboard

  • Homer or Uptime-Kuma
  • Service visibility + light telemetry

• Home Assistant

  • Running in IoT VLAN
  • HVAC tuning and energy optimization
  • Needs refinement and documentation later

• My Hero Fit-ademia

  • SwiftUI workout app
  • Fitness treated as a system
  • Parked until creative energy returns

• SakuraSavings

  • Budgeting and debt systems
  • Conceptually solid
  • Not urgent

Background

Important, but no longer build-focused.

• Debt payoff

  • Avalanche strategy chosen
  • Execution mode, not modeling

• Fraternity IT operations

  • Ongoing responsibility
  • Operational, not experimental

Reflection

Right now, my real focus is infrastructure and documentation. Everything else either feeds into that or can wait. This snapshot is a reminder that clarity is a form of progress.