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About me
I'm Luis Hirsch, Trainee as IT specialist for system integration. I work in a telecommunications company in the Platform & Voice (OPS) team, focusing on modern infrastructure, DevOps practices, and reliable voice platforms.
Outside of work I run a self-hosted homelab on a Raspberry Pi 5 and a dedicated desktop machine that dual-boots Garuda Linux and Windows 11. I use it to experiment with containers, networking, automation and monitoring — breaking things “on purpose” xD and then fixing them again is how I learn best.
What I work with
- Linux & systems: daily work with Linux servers, system administration and troubleshooting
- Networking: VLANs, DNS, VPN (Tailscale), secure remote access to my homelab
- Containers & DevOps: Docker, Docker Compose, reverse proxying, Cloudflare Tunnel
Skills so far
- Operating systems: Linux daily — Kubuntu on my laptop, Garuda Linux dual-booted with Windows 11 on my gaming PC, and Debian GNU/Linux 12 on my Raspi 5
- Homelab & infra: Raspberry Pi 5, Docker stacks, Nginx Proxy Manager, Cloudflare DNS & Tunnel
- Development tooling: VS Code, Git, SSH, basic scripting and automation
- Monitoring & maintenance: keeping services updated, log analysis and health checks
- Teamwork & learning: working in an OPS team and learning from senior engineers
Work in progress
- Deepening my knowledge in DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code and observability
- Hardening and documenting my homelab setup step by step
- Improving my Linux skills and refining my dual-boot setup
Contact & profiles
Feel free to reach out if you want to talk about DevOps, homelabs, voice platforms or self-hosting.
Hobbies
Besides tech and my Homelab I spend a lot of time gaming and sometimes streaming. I also really enjoy content creation - cutting clips, trying new Overlay Ideas, tweaking audio chains and constantly improving my Setup, both Hardware and Software-wise. For me it's a mix of gaming, creativity and tech, and i like sharing that with people, who are into the same kind of stuff.
Gaming
I game on a dual-boot setup: my gaming PC runs Garuda Linux alongside Windows 11, and which OS I boot mostly depends on the game. On Windows my main games are Valorant and F1 25 — I enjoy Valorant's fast decision making, learning new agents and playing around their abilities, and slowly grinding my way up in ranked while trying to keep my aim and movement consistent. I like analysing gameplay of myself but also of pro players, trying to understand their decision making and movement, and applying that to my own playstyle. On Garuda Linux I mostly play Rocket League and CS2, which are also about mechanical skill, positioning, game sense and teamwork. I like the competitiveness and the mix of mechanical skill and strategic thinking across all of them — and it's also a fun way to see how well gaming runs on Linux.
Streaming & content
From time to time I go live and experiment with different streaming setups: overlays, alerts, scenes, audio routing, filters and all the small details like compressor, limiter and EQ. It’s not meant to be a professional full-time project, but a fun way to combine gaming with creativity and a bit of production value. I like the process of planning a scene layout, adjusting colors and fonts and then testing everything until it feels smooth. Besides livestreams I also enjoy cutting short clips for TikTok, YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels – mostly highlights, funny moments and fails.
Homelab as a hobby
Homelab as a hobby My homelab is both a learning environment and a hobby project that never really stops growing. I run a Raspberry Pi 5 with multiple Docker stacks and self-hosted services, for example monitoring, dashboards, automations and some tools I use for daily life. I like to test new containers, break things "on purpose" xD and then figure out how to properly fix and harden them afterwards – that’s usually the moment where I leran the most. A lot of stuff I try out there is related to DevOps topics I also see at work: logging, metrics, reverse proxies, DNS, VPN and making services reachable in a clean and secure way. Over time I want to document my setup better, automate more of it and maybe turn parts of it into small write-ups or videos so other people can reuse ideas or avoid mistakes I already made.
Social & content links
I mostly share gaming-related content, streams and behind-the-scenes of my setup.