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benoit@brain: ~
[  OK  ] Mounted /home/benoit (relocated ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท โ†’ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต)
[  OK  ] Started Self-Hosted Infrastructure (own metal)
[  OK  ] Reached target benoit.jp.net
benoit@brain:~$ neofetch
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OS: Human v1.0 (FR โ†’ JP port)
Host: Tokyo, Japan
Kernel: principal-systems-engineer 14.0-prod
Uptime: 14 years in production
Shell: fish
Stack: Kubernetes ยท Ceph ยท Chef ยท Terraform
Packages: 24 self-hosted services
Status: open to work, see ~/CV
benoit@brain:~$ xdg-open ~/CVโŽ click or press Enter to open the CV

  • CV

    14 years of platform engineering, from French managed hosting to Japanese big tech.

    Read CV

  • Curated Tools

    Hand-picked CLI and TUI tools for the terminal-first lifestyle.

    See tools

  • Hiking

    Every trail logged by Garmin, mapped by prefecture: routes, elevation, heart rate.

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  • How-To Guides

    The notes I wish I'd found when I was searching: GPG, ZFS, Incus, Void Linux, and more.

    Browse guides

  • Life in Japan

    Practical guides for navigating daily life in Japan as a foreign resident.

    Read more

  • Retro Computing

    Running modern Linux on vintage hardware. Yes, the Sony VAIO P.

    Read more

  • Retro Gaming

    PlayStation 1 and beyond, because some games age like fine wine.

    Read more

  • Road Trips

    Driving all 47 prefectures one multi-day circuit at a time: routes, charts, day-by-day logs.

    View trips

  • Self-Hosting

    24 services, zero cloud bills. Mastodon, Forgejo, Navidrome, and the rest of the fleet.

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Posts on Mastodon, code on Forgejo, both self-hosted. No algorithm, no ads, no surveillance.

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Console & Retro Browser Access

This site also runs at retro.benoit.jp.net over plain HTTP, for vintage machines and console browsers like w3m and links. Modern browsers will refuse it, HSTS on the main domain forces HTTPS.

Where You Won't Find Me

Some platforms and I just don't get along.

  • X (Twitter), Left before it became performance art. (why)
  • Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), I prefer my data where I left it: with me. (why)
  • LinkedIn, Corporate networking theatre isn't my scene. (why)

I'm a firm believer in open-source, federated alternatives that respect privacy and put users in control. Find me on Mastodon instead.

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