Islem · caroot
⚔️ Solo Leveling Engineer · Cloud & AI Architect
“I don't fight to level up — I fight to make things work.”
15+
Services Running
99.9%
Uptime
5+
AI Models
∞
Shadow Army
Self‑taught systems architect with a passion for self‑hosted infrastructure, AI orchestration, and containerised microservices. I design, deploy, and automate high‑availability environments — from reverse‑proxy chains to local LLM workspaces.
🚀 Deployed Apps
🧠 AI Stack
- Ollama – Llama 3.2 (local)
- ChromaDB – Vector memory & RAG
- Whisper + PyAnnote – Diarization
- Odysseus – Multi‑agent workspace
- Custom RAG pipelines
🛡️ Security
- GCP VPC + UFW firewall
- Let's Encrypt wildcard SSL
- AdGuard DNS filtering
- Container isolation
💻 Tech Stack
- Docker · Compose
- Traefik · Reverse Proxy
- Linux (Debian 12) · GCP
- Python · Bash
- Git · CI/CD
- SQL · PostgreSQL, MySQL
📌 Extra
- Built from source: Odysseus, design.md
- Automated volume pruning
- Custom healthchecks & restart policies
⚡ Core Competencies
Docker · ComposeExpert
Traefik · Reverse ProxyAdvanced
AI / LLM (Ollama, ChromaDB)Advanced
Linux · GCP VPCPro
Git · AutomationAdvanced
📈 Achievements
- Deployed 15+ services on a single VM
- Automated SSL with wildcard certs
- Orchestrated Traefik + Docker Compose
- Integrated local LLM with vector memory
- Built a private AI assistant (Odysseus)
- Maintained 99.9% uptime over months
- Reduced image sizes with Mint (Slim)
⚫ “Every shadow you see is a soldier I’ve levelled up.” — caroot