My name is Chad, but online I go by Charims. I write code and I automate things. I have two little girls and a beautiful wife. I run ArchLinux with SwayWM. I stand for privacy. I have nearly de-googled my life, and have a hard focus on on self-hosting; especially when its federated. You can find me on Matrix or send me an email Chad@hirsch.host.

You will also find me on the fediverse at https://social.pcwideopen.com/charims.

Here is a short list of things I self-host:

• Email (postifx, dovecot, etc)
• Matrix reference server Synapse
• Nextcloud
• Syncthing
• Plex
• Minecraft
• Quassel
• Pleroma (Mastodon alternative server)
• Homeassistant
• pihole
• postgres (My favorite database)

Some of my skills:

• Linux Administration
• Application building and packaging (rpm, deb, pacman)
• Building “Scalable” architectures
• Data retention/compression and archiving
• Analog to Digital media conversion, archiving