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INFRASTRUCTURE / AUTOMATION / DEVELOPMENT


Fixing things that don't need fixing and breaking things that didn't need breaking.

I script workflows, deploy infrastructure, preach vim over nano, get unreasonably excited about open source tools and appreciate topping all that off with well spent game time among friends.


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GET IN TOUCH

Get in touch via email:

[email protected]

Connect on LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/in/a-loon

Check out my projects on GitHub:

github.com/NocFA

Check out my projects on Codeberg:

codeberg.org/NocFA

See what I'm listening to:

last.fm/user/alooneylad

INFO

Location: Ireland

Interests: gaming, music, automation, hardware


Tech done to a looney's standard- still figuring out what that exactly means, however!

Sector: IT

Focus: L3 Support, System administriation (Mostly Linux based), Networking, Automation, Scripting and frontend development.


Keeping things running or perish trying.

now playing

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux & MacOS

Editor/IDE: vim (headless unix systems) jetbrains fleet & jetbrains phpstorm

Infrastructure

connecting...

Projects

MDSF Crew pre-launch

Crew-for-hire platform for Star Citizen. Recruiters post operations and assemble crews. Crew members list availability and build reputation through review-based rankings. Organisations manage squads, ranks, and fleets -- all tied to RSI-verified identities.

MDSF Crew landing page
frontend SvelteKit 2 Svelte 5 GSAP
backend Fastify 5 TypeScript Node.js 22
data PostgreSQL 16 Drizzle ORM Redis PgBouncer
infra Cloudflare Tunnel Streaming Replication Docker
auth Argon2id TOTP 2FA Discord OAuth2 CSRF
payments Stripe Multi-currency Webhooks
integrations Discord Bot Brevo SMTP RSI Scraping

features

Operations board with role-based crew assembly, squad management, and ship assignment
Review system with per-role experience tiers (Rookie through Elite)
Organisation system with RSI verification, persistent squads, ranks, alliances
Ship library (247 ships) with fleet management and org fleet pooling
Real-time notifications via WebSocket, Discord bot with slash commands
Subscription tiers, donation system with Hall of Fame, multi-currency pricing
Admin panel with moderation, audit logs, policy management, automated backups
Support ticket system, GDPR data export, account deletion
foo_gifart open source

A foobar2000 component that renders animated GIF files as album art. Drop it in, point the artwork panel at a .gif, and your covers come alive — static art is so last decade.

GIF
Track Title
Artist Name
language C++
platform foobar2000 Windows
sdk foobar2000 SDK WIC
gindexer open source

C++ library that indexes a local music collection and resolves cover art by track metadata. Scans directories on startup, watches for changes, and returns matching cover art fast enough for real-time use in discord-music-presence.

language C++17
storage In-memory LMDB
libraries TagLib efsw lmdbxx
noc-homelab open source

Four-machine homelab spanning macOS and Linux, connected over Tailscale. Runs media streaming, Matrix comms, game streaming, and monitoring through a central dashboard and agent API.

noc-homelab dashboard
infra Tailscale Docker systemd launchd
services Matrix/Synapse Emby Nextcloud Gatus
language Python Bash