Writing

Thoughts on AI, product, and running your own corner of the internet.

Why I host my own password manager
Vaultwarden on a $6/mo VPS — the setup, the trade-offs, and why I'll never go back to a managed service for something this sensitive.
What I've learned building AI products at a startup
Twelve months in as an APM at an AI-native company — the parts nobody talks about, and what actually matters when shipping LLM features.
Caddy is the quiet revolution in web servers
I switched from Nginx and never looked back. Automatic HTTPS, a readable config format, and zero manual cert renewal. Here's why I think Caddy is underrated.