Stack
The site is intentionally boring at the operational layer: static output, nginx, TLS, Git-tracked content and no public admin panel.
Tools
Software and applications I use daily
Git
Tracks lab documentation, portfolio source and automation scaffolds.
PowerShell
Planned automation layer for OU, group, synthetic user import and lifecycle workflows.
Mermaid
Source-controlled diagram format for architecture and context diagrams.
Synthetic CSV fixtures
Safe employee and lifecycle data for future lab and Tickly integration examples.
Tech Stack
Technologies and frameworks I work with
Astro
Static site generator used to build the public ABD Labs portfolio from source-controlled content.
Case Theme
Open-source case-study-first Astro theme used as the foundation for the portfolio structure.
MDX
Content format for case studies, decision records and notes.
nginx
Public web server that serves the generated static output and handles redirects.
Let's Encrypt
TLS certificate authority used for abdlabs.org and www.abdlabs.org.
Environment
Hardware and workspace setup
Current VPS
Hosts the public portfolio and repository foundation, but not the Windows lab compute.
Separate lab compute
Planned target for Windows VMs, private networking, snapshots and experiments.
Microsoft cloud lab
Future scope for Entra ID, Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Graph after licensing and tenant boundaries are approved.