The Boring Cache Stack: Redis + Varnish Tuning for Magento That Pays Rent
A small shop's server was spending 24 GB of RAM caching the same pages twice. Here's the diagnosis, the fix, and the config philosophy that keeps it fixed.
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Custom Software · Private Infrastructure · EU
Software built for you.
Software built for you.
Infrastructure you own.
I build custom web and mobile applications for schools, clinics, and manufacturers — deployed on private infrastructure my clients fully control. No AWS. No Azure. No vendor lock-in.
16+ years of custom development and private infrastructure across the EU
What I Build
Custom web and mobile applications for organisations that need software built around their exact workflow — not the other way around.
Every project I deliver runs on private infrastructure my clients fully own. No AWS. No Azure. No Google Cloud. No vendor dependency, no surprise costs, no question about where your data lives.
Who I Work With
- Schools and universities managing student data that must stay within the EU
- Clinics and hospitals with strict obligations around patient records
- Small manufacturers running operational systems where downtime has a direct cost
How It Works
You get software built exactly for your workflow. You get infrastructure you fully control. And you get one person responsible for the whole thing — from the application code down to the server it runs on.
No handoffs. No vendor lock-in. No hidden dependencies.
Recent Writing
A selection of articles on custom software, private infrastructure, and data sovereignty for organisations in the EU.
Latest Thinking
Warpgate vs JumpServer: Zero Trust Access Without an Enterprise Budget
Two open-source ways to broker SSH and RDP to sensitive hosts — and how to pick the one your operation can actually run.
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Backups You Can Actually Restore, Part 2: MariaDB Without a Barman
The same three-layer strategy — reliable backups, a restore habit, an immutable copy — for the database that doesn't have a Barman.
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Backups You Can Actually Restore — and Nobody Can Delete
PostgreSQL backups for small businesses with Barman, a restore habit, and a WORM copy.
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Your Scanner Isn't the Control. Your Evidence Is.
Relying on specific security scanner tools over actual evidence of security practices is counterproductive—what matters is demonstrable proof that systems are secure, not which vendor's report you use.
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