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Game Servers

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Game servers running on dedicated DMZ VMs as Docker Compose workloads. Provisioned by Terraform, configured by Ansible, deployed through GitHub Actions.

Giving a 2012 Mac Mini a Second Life with Debian and XFCE

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I had a 2012 Mac Mini sitting in a drawer. Apple stopped supporting it years ago, macOS ran like garbage on it, and it had been collecting dust. I put Debian 12 with XFCE on it, swapped the spinning disk for an SSD I already had, and now it’s my kid’s Minecraft machine.

Minecraft, Modding, and Why Java Edition Is a Gateway Drug to Computer Science

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Minecraft Java Edition is a 15-year-old Java application with a plugin architecture, a third-party dependency ecosystem that rivals Maven Central in complexity, and a deployment model that will feel immediately familiar to anyone who’s ever managed a production service. I run three instances of it. One is a stock binary for the kids. The other two are modded Java servers with 30+ managed dependencies, version-pinned artifacts, and CI-driven deployments. The modded servers are where it stops being a game and starts being software operations.

Why I Host Old Games

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, I still run a CS 1.6 server. I have a Discord alert that pings me the second someone connects so I can drop what I’m doing and go play. I’m 41 years old.