Shashank is a highly motivated Linux enthusiast with a passion for open-source software and system administration. He has a strong background in computational sciences and a deep understanding of Linux operating systems, virtualization, and containerization technologies. Shashank is a quick learner with excellent problem-solving skills and a keen attention to detail. He is a collaborative team player who values communication and is always willing to help his colleagues. In his free time, Shashank enjoys tinkering with his homelab, exploring new technologies, and contributing to various open-source projects.
### Education
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- **Master's in Computational Biology**
_School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University - New Delhi_
July 2017 to April 2019
Bachelor’s in Botany Hansraj College, University of Delhi - New Delhi
July 2013 to April 2016
-> School of Computational and Integrative Sciences, JNU, New Delhi
July 2018 to December 2018
Assisted in VM deployments for school projects
Setup backup scripts for remote backups
Setup remote access
Resolved server based configuration problems, wrote scripts to ensure smooth server/reboot functioning and assisted with various Linux concerns and queries.
Since August of 2019, I have been maintaining a homelab which hosts a few of my services which I cater to few people from my family and friends around 15 of them.
Services I am hosting:
Nextcloud - Google Workspace alternative
Bitwarden - Password Manager for all
Pihole - Selfhosted DNS and Adblocker
Portainer - For docker management
Nginx - Web hosting
CloudFlare tunnels - Secure reverse proxy that safely exposes my services to internet without port forwarding in my router
Wireguard - Selfhosted VPN
Proxmox - Awesome hypervisor that gives me unlimited virtual machines and containers
Service uptime alerts
MySQL server
Hardware I am using:
Two 6th gen intel powered laptops now turned into ubuntu servers
100mbps D-link switch
Nokia G-240 Dual band router
Lan cables, various connectors
1 Digitalocean droplet for personal VPN
Master node
In the span of last 3 years I have managed these services with maximum uptime, on time server maintenance and managed logs counter actively. While managing these services there were scenarios when I learned about the importance of shell scripting for automated backups and server patching. My go to containerization solution is docker and lxc depending on the applicaion requirements.
