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ekernik/README.md

Hi, I’m Nikita Ekern — Linux System Administrator (RHCSA)

U.S. Citizen • Open to relocation & remote

I build, automate, and maintain reliable Linux systems. After 5 years in full-stack web development, I shifted my focus to infrastructure and operations—bringing strong scripting habits, clean documentation, and an obsession with uptime.

🌐 Personal Website · 🔗 LinkedIn · 📫 Email

Highlights

  • RHCSA — Aug 2025
  • RHCE — (scheduled Sep 2025)
  • CS50x — 2023
  • Homelab Proxmox cluster running RHEL VMs, reverse proxy, DNS, monitoring and more...
  • Comfortable with automation (Ansible), containers (Docker/Podman), Nginx + TLS, Git/GitHub
  • Former Web Developer (5 years of experience) → now applying dev skills to infra: scripting, testing, reproducible environments

Tech I Use

OS & Virtualization: Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu), Proxmox VE, MacOS

Automation & Containers: Ansible, Bash Scripting, Docker/Podman, GitHub Actions (CI/CD)

Networking & Security: Nginx, TLS/Let’s Encrypt (Certbot), DNS, firewalling, Fail2ban

Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Uptime Kuma

Web & Data: Node.js/TypeScript, React/Next.js, REST/GraphQL, PostgreSQL/SQLite

Other: Git/GitHub, Markdown docs, Python for tooling, Bash Scripting

Featured Repositories

  • 🔧 dotfiles — Shell/editor configs for a productive CLI
    zsh/bashrc, tmux.conf, vim/neovim, gitconfig; portable setup notes.
    👉 https://github.com/Ekernik/dotfiles
  • 🏠 homelab — Documentation & diagrams
    Proxmox layout, network map, reverse proxy/DNS, monitoring topology, runbooks.
    👉 https://github.com/Ekernik/homelab

What I’m Working On

Currently I'm Prepping for RHCE (focus: Ansible automation & networking) and constantly working on my homelab

Certifications

  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) — Aug 2025
  • Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) — scheduled Sep 2025
  • Harvard/edX CS50x — Introduction to Computer Science — Jun 2023

How to Reach Me

Notes for Recruiters

  • U.S. citizen · open to SysAdmin / IT Support / DevOps roles
  • Comfortable with on-call rotation, documentation, and cross-team communication
  • Enjoy scripting away toil, adding observability, and making infra reproducible

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  1. dotfiles dotfiles Public

    Shell

  2. homelab homelab Public