# Uses

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Language: en
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Updated: 2026-08-13
License: https://jmrp.io/license/
Build-Date: 2026-10-09

The hardware, software and self-hosted infrastructure I actually keep in rotation — not aspirational, just what's on and in front of me. Updated now and then.

## desk

The machine and peripherals I work from every day.

- **MacBook Pro**: Intel i9 · 64 GB RAM · Radeon Pro 5500M 8 GB · 2 TB SSD
- **2× LG 27"**: IPS · 4K · HDR
- **Logitech K380S**: keyboard
- **Kensington Expert Mouse**: trackball
- **HomePod mini · AirPods**: audio

## software

The editors, systems and languages I actually reach for.

- **VS Code · Sublime Text · nano**: editors
- **macOS 26 Tahoe · iOS**: daily
- **Debian 12 · Debian 13**: servers
- **Termius · Claude Code**: terminal · CLI & iOS
- **Telegram · Element**: messaging
- **C · C++ · Python · Go · TypeScript**: languages
- **Bash · LaTeX · MATLAB**: scripting · docs · numerics

## homelab

The fleet I run and maintain myself — mini PCs, a NAS, the edge and two VPS. The live view is at /homelab.

- **TrueNAS**: i5-14400 · 64 GB · ZFS (2× 18 TB + NVMe) · /homelab/
- **Mastodon node**: Ryzen 5 3550H · 64 GB · Debian · /homelab/
- **Edge node**: Ryzen 5 5500U · nginx · CrowdSec · /homelab/
- **Home Assistant node**: Core i3-7100U · HAOS · /homelab/
- **Tor bridges**: ES0 · Valencia · ES1 · Alicante · /homelab/
- **Tor relays**: 2× IONOS VPS · London + Madrid · /homelab/
- **MikroTik**: RouterOS · VLANs · WireGuard · CrowdSec · /homelab/

## self-hosted

The services running on that fleet — social, comms, media and MCP.

- **Mastodon**: Fediverse instance · /homelab/
- **AT Protocol**: PDS · @jmrp.io · /homelab/
- **Matrix**: Synapse homeserver · /homelab/
- **Tor**: relays + bridges · /homelab/
- **Home Assistant**: home automation · /homelab/
- **Immich**: photos · /homelab/
- **Jellyfin**: media · /homelab/
- **MCP servers**: libgen + gitlab · mcp.jmrp.io · https://mcp.jmrp.io/

## off the desk

When the screens are off.

- **Canyon Roadlite**: gravel
- **Scott Genius 930**: MTB


Questions answered:

**What does he work with day to day?**

A MacBook Pro (Intel i9, 64 GB) with two 4K LG 27" monitors on macOS, VS Code and Sublime Text as editors, Debian 12 and 13 on the servers, and C, C++, Python, Go and TypeScript as languages, plus Bash, LaTeX and MATLAB. The self-hosted side is the fleet described on /homelab/.