
Faarid Farooq
Optimize Your Infrastructure with Docker, NixOS and Linux Server Solutions!
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Linux Systems Administrator & DevOps Engineer
Self Employed • Autônomo
Apr 2026 - Present • 5 mos
Managed and maintained headless Linux server environments and self-hosted cloud infrastructure. Key Responsibilities & Implementations: • Linux Systems Administration & NixOS Migration: Maintained Linux server hosts and migrated core system infrastructure to NixOS, using Nix Flakes for declarative system state, reproducible package deployments, enhanced OS stability, and access to modern software packages. • Container Orchestration: Architected microservices using Docker Compose and migrated workloads to lightweight Kubernetes (k3s) clusters with persistent volume management and custom proxy daemons (LazyMC). • Network Security & Remote Access: Implemented zero-trust encrypted access via Tailscale mesh VPN, WireGuard, Cloudflare Tunnels (no open router ports), and Pi-hole network ad-blocking. • Service Deployment & Monitoring: Deployed Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Jellyfin, Copyparty, Uptime Kuma monitoring, and Homepage dashboards.