I am focused on more than building apps. I am building the infrastructure and platforms that run them.
I am shifting from app builder to infrastructure/platform engineer, building systems that run and scale many apps reliably.
My goal is turning my VPS into a practical PaaS-style environment for multi-stack application hosting.
A full-stack developer evolving into an infrastructure/platform engineer focused on deployment architecture and operations.
A VPS hosting layer that runs multiple applications today (including PHP), with additional stacks coming next.
Isolated Docker containers per app, practical automation, and repeatable deployment workflows that grow into a platform.
This environment is where I build my infrastructure platform. I currently host PHP applications and I am expanding to support multiple stacks, each deployed in isolated Docker containers.
Open DJM AppsSome of my recent work and ongoing projects
A social, map-based food discovery app focused on personal taste and trusted recommendations.
A custom-built isometric CRPG engine in C focused on consequence-driven gameplay and systemic design.
A production-ready blog starter template built with Astro and Contentful CMS.
Notes on web development, data engineering, and building things
LLMs are great at plausible solutions, but engineers still own assumptions, trade-offs, and failure modes.
CTEs: your best friend in complex queries… until they're not.
DuckDB flips the analytics workflow on its head. Instead of spinning up PostgreSQL instances and migrating data, you can query files directly and get insights in minutes — perfect for prototyping and side projects.
