🖥️ System Administration
Managing Linux and Unix systems, maintaining services, troubleshooting failures, and keeping infrastructure reliable across systems.
linux / services / maintenance
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Cloud Infrastructure • Security • Networking
Hi, I'm
Luke Palmer
Interested in cloud infrastructure, systems design, defensive security, and networking at scale.
I enjoy learning how systems work under the hood, building practical skills, and working toward a career where cloud, security, and reliability all meet.
session: production-shell
luke@infra:~$ whoami
Cybersecurity Student
luke@infra:~$ cat focus.txt
- cloud infrastructure
- defensive security
- networking
- reliability
luke@infra:~$ systemctl status lab.service
active (running)
luke@infra:~$ _
My Skills
Building a foundation across cloud, systems, networking, and security with a hands-on mindset.
🌐 Infrastructure & Networking
Designing and operating networks, VLANs, routing, firewalls, and internal services for homelab and self-hosted environments.
routing / vlans / firewall🐧 Linux & Unix Platforms
Working across Linux, FreeBSD, and storage-focused systems like TrueNAS for administration, deployment, and long-term stability.
freebsd / truenas / shell☕ Programming
Building practical tools, scripts, and backend logic primarily in Java and Python for automation, utilities, and system integration.
java / python / scripting🔒 Cybersecurity Foundations
Applying security-first thinking through access control, hardening, network segmentation, and understanding how systems fail or get exposed.
hardening / access / security📦 Containers & Self-Hosting
Deploying containerized services, reverse proxies, and internal applications using Docker and lightweight infrastructure stacks.
docker / nginx / selfhostedEducation
A quick overview of where I am studying now and the direction I am building toward.
Certification Roadmap
What I want to tackle next as I keep building toward cloud and security-focused roles.
- 🌐 CCNA Go deeper on networking concepts, troubleshooting, routing, and switching.
- ☁️ AZ-104 Develop practical Azure administration skills across identity, networking, storage, compute, and core cloud services.
- 🏗️ AZ-305 Learn to design scalable, resilient, and efficient Azure solutions for real business environments.
- 🛡️ AZ-500 Focus on securing Azure through identity protection, access control, governance, and workload security.
Things I Enjoy Doing
A few things I enjoy, from technical projects to interests.
Homelab
Building Computers
Video Games
Reverse Engineering
Game Development
Virtualization
Music
System Tinkering
Contact
A simple way to reach me for conversations, projects, or opportunities.