<p>I'm Aney, a developer, and self-hoster that enjoys art/design, automation, Unix, and those pesky Japanese cartoons. Yes, that's a straight up rip from the homepage, why re-invent the wheel right?</p>
<p>I'm Aney, a developer, and self-hoster that enjoys art/design, automation, Unix, and those pesky Japanese cartoons. Yes, that's a straight up rip from the homepage, why re-invent the wheel right?</p>
<p>Some additional content; I'm in my late 20s, I used to collect coins, and pins; I have plenty of stuffed teddies, and more computers than I need.</p>
<p>I set this website up as a means to share information to educate, and help people, as well as to easily point people to my answers for common questions.</p>
<p>I set this website up as a means to share information to educate, and help people, as well as to easily point people to my answers for common questions.</p>
<h2>What do you do?</h2>
<h2>What do you do?</h2>
<p>Currently I'm a web developer, and I enjoy it to an extent. I love to solve problems, optimise sites, and creating designs/experiences, but building the guts, not so much.</p>
<p>I'm currently employed as a web developer, and I enjoy it to an extent. I love solving problems, optimising sites, and creating designs/experiences, but building the guts, not so much.</p>
<p>Outside of work I practise minimalism, frugalism (to an extent), and work towards Financial Independance (FI/RE). I also love the idea of OneBagging, self-sufficiency, and travelling, so these are things I'm trying to work towards.</p>
<p>Outside of work I practise minimalism, frugalism (to an extent), and work towards Financial Independance (FI/RE). I also love the idea of OneBagging, self-sufficiency, and travelling, so these are things I'm trying to work towards.</p>
<h2>What else do you do?</h2>
<p>Ok sure, I'm (extremely) slowly working on the basic infrastructure, and website for <ahref="https://anetwork.uk"target="_blank"rel="noopener">aNetwork</a>, a gaming community, and public game server host. If there's ever anything else, you can find out more on my <ahref="/projects.html">projects</a> page, or on my <ahref="/blog/">blog</a>.</p>
<h2>What do you own?</h2>
<h2>What do you own?</h2>
<p>Following up on the minimalism, it seem you've almost got to do an "everything I own" to prove you only have 6 items in your possession. I'm not that bad, yet, but I honestly feel like that's like my little hidden goal.</p>
<p>Following up on the minimalism, it seem you've almost got to do an "everything I own" to prove you only have 6 items in your possession. I'm not that bad, yet, but I honestly feel like that's like my little hidden goal.</p>
<p>I've got a few pages about this on the site, so if you do want to know, check out:</p>
<p>I've got a few pages about this on the site, so if you do want to know, check out:</p>
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<li>Collectables and Sentimental</li>
<li>Collectables and Sentimental</li>
<li>Misc</li>
<li>Misc</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<h2>Why are you telling me this?</h2>
<h2>Why are you telling me this?</h2>
<p>I figured it'd make for an easy introduction for anyone who stumbles across my site.</p>
<p>I figured it'd make for an easy introduction for anyone who stumbles across my site.</p>
<p>I'm a helpful and well-mannered person that can work both alone, and as part of a team. I have a willingness to learn and I have great logical and problem-solving skills. I also aim to help people to the best of my ability, and always attempt to improve myself, and my skills wherever possible.</p>
<p>I'm a helpful and well-mannered person that can work both alone, and as part of a team. I have a willingness to learn, and an inate proficiency with optimisation, and problem-solving skills. A goal of mine is to always help people to the best of my ability, and to improve myself wherever possible.</p>
<p>Undetermined. I'm looking for something super thin, and light that runs linux for dev, and ~3-5 VMs.</p>
<p>My everyday driver is now a SteamDeck, as I'm doing reduced work with development, and VMs at home, and instead opting for some more gaming. I've yet to use it as a laptop, so if it's non-functional for minor "out-of-office" server fixes, etc. I'll need to rethink this.</p>
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<h2>Gaming PC</h2>
<h2>Gaming PC</h2>
<p>Red, a custom built machine sporting an R5 2600X, 16GB RAM, a 500GB EVO 970 NVME, and a Vega 64. This is my only device running Windows.</p>
<p>Red, a custom built machine sporting an R5 2600X, 16GB RAM, a 500GB EVO 970 NVME, and a Vega 64. This is my only device running Windows.</p>
<p>I currently still have this to play Windows exclusive games/games without Linux Anti-Cheat enabled (Smite namely) with friends. Once HiRez sort their shit, it's gone.</p>
<p>I currently still have this to play Windows exclusive games/games without Linux Anti-Cheat enabled (Smite namely) with friends. Once HiRez sort their shit, it's gone.</p>
<h2>Steam Deck</h2>
<p>I also have a Steamdeck, which will 100% be my gaming PC once games I need Windows for get sorted.</p>
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<h2>Servers</h2>
<h2>Servers</h2>
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<h3>lilman</h3>
<h3>lilman</h3>
<p>An HP 290 G1 MT, with an i5-7500, and 32GB RAM. This is my primary server, acting as my virtualisation host, NAS, adBlock, and media server. It also runs git, my game servers, and anything else I feel like hosting at the time. A consideration is upgrading to a 7700/7700K, but energy concerns have me thinking of switching to RPIs for a while, then rebuilding some current-gen beast in the coming years.</p>
<p>An HP 290 G1 MT, with an i5-7500, and 32GB RAM. This <ahref="/blog/reducing-homelab.html" target="_blank">was my primary server</a>, acting as my virtualisation host, NAS, adBlock, and media server. It also runs git, my game servers, and anything else I feel like hosting at the time. A consideration is upgrading to a 7700/7700K, but UK energy issues had me switching to RPIs for a while.</p>
<p>It's my little place on the world wide web. It serves the purpose of being a one-stop location I can refer people to when they ask things, like:</p>
<p>It's my little place on the world wide web. It serves the purpose of being a one-stop location I can refer people to when they ask things, like:</p>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>Who are you?</li>
<li><ahref="/about.html">Who are you?</a></li>
<li><ahref="/equipment.html">What hardware do you use?</a></li>
<li><ahref="/equipment.html">What hardware do you use?</a></li>
<li>How about software?</li>
<li><ahref="/blog/reducing-homelab.html">Why are your servers down?</a></li>
<li>What's in your OneBag?</li>
<li>Why does your website look like that?</li>
<li>Anime recommendations?</li>
<li><ahref="/guides/guide-to-server-hosting.html">How can I setup a server?</a></li>
<li><ahref="/guides/guide-to-server-hosting.html">How can I setup a server?</a></li>
<li><ahref="/cv.html#contact">Can I hire you?</a></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<h3>Where are the pictures?</h3>
<h3>Where are the pictures?</h3>
<p>I've written this website with the intention to keep it minimal, quick, small, and easily self-hosted. I decided that there was little reason to bloat the pages with images, that add little value, as all they will do is prevent people with poor internet from visiting.</p>
<p>I've written this website with the intention to keep it minimal, quick, small, and easily self-hosted. I decided that there was little reason to bloat the pages with images, that add little value, as all they will do is prevent people with poor internet from visiting.</p>
<h3>What else do you do?</h3>
<p>I'm currently working on the basic infrastructure, and website for <ahref="https://anetwork.uk"target="_blank"rel="noopener">aNetwork</a>, a gaming community, and public game server host. If there's ever anything else, you can find out more on my <ahref="/projects.html">projects</a> page, or on my <ahref="/blog/">blog</a>.</p>
<h3>Wow! You're so cool, how can I support you?</h3>
<h3>Wow! You're so cool, how can I support you?</h3>
<p>Thanks, although I disagree.</p>
<p>Thanks, although I disagree.</p>
<p>You can support me by sharing any posts, and/or pages you enjoy to your friends, or by donating to me via my <ahref="/support.html">Support page</a>.</p>
<p>You can support me by sharing any posts, and/or pages you enjoy to your friends, or by donating to me via my <ahref="/support.html">Support page</a>.</p>
Nathan Steel
3 years ago