All of my long-form thoughts on system building, science, and startups.
A step-by-step, airline-style preflight checklist for bootstrapping, containerizing, and deploying a full-stack web app to a VPS. Covers Django + DRF + Celery + Redis + Postgres on the backend, Next.js on the frontend, Docker Compose for orchestration, and Coolify for one-click deploys. Every command is copy-paste ready, every file edit points to a specific section — not a full file dump.
Self-hosting swaps convenience for control. I dropped a costly analytics service for a chance to self-host its open-source core with Coolify. Not to save money, but to start owning my setup. This article discusses vendor lock-in, encourages readers to check out Hetzner’s VPS solutions, and shares a few other tips for self-hosting.
Discover how LeetCode's 30 days of JavaScript challenge links theoretical programming concepts to practical engineering patterns, bridging the gap between CS education and real-world development.