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title: What I Use
description: My favorite equipment, tools and software for productivity and development
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# What I Use

This page documents all the tools, equipment and services I use daily for my work as a developer and my personal projects.

## 🖥️ Hardware

### Computers

- **Apple MacBook Pro 13'** - My main workstation with Apple M1 Chip and 16GB RAM, running macOS Sonoma
- **Custom Built Gaming PC** - A customized computer for gaming with Intel Core i5-10400F, 16GB DDR4, RTX 2060 and Windows 11

### Peripherals and Accessories

- **Apple AirPods Pro** - Probably my most used accessory after my phone and laptop. Excellent sound quality and very convenient
- **Apple iPad Air** - For reading books, watching movies, browsing the web, taking notes and writing equations during classes
- **Apple iPhone 14 Pro** - The best phone on the market in my opinion
- **SteelSeries Apex 9 TKL** - A compact and powerful TKL keyboard perfect for gamers and developers
- **Logitech G203 LightSync Black** - A classic gaming mouse with simple and clean design

### Apple Suite

- Using Mail, Calendar, Notes, Music and Reminders for my daily organization

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## 💻 Development

### IDEs

- **Visual Studio Code** - My main development environment. Flexible, performant and lightweight. Supports Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL and much more. I especially appreciate the extensions and AI integrations
- **JetBrains Suite** (IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm Professional, WebStorm, DataGrip) - Which I've been using for 7 years. The best IDEs for Java, Python, JavaScript, SQL and other languages

### Theme and Fonts

- **Theme**: Catppuccin Macchiato - A community-driven pastel theme that strikes the balance between low and high contrast
- **Font**: JetBrains Mono

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## 🛠️ Software and Tools

### Communication and Collaboration

- **Discord** - For chatting with my friends, clients and community members
- **Notion & Notion Calendar** - My all-in-one tool for note-taking, kanban boards, wikis, and drafts. Notion Calendar allows me to sync my databases with my calendar

### Navigation and System Tools

- **Firefox Browser** - My main browser for browsing, developer tools and the extension marketplace
- **Raycast** - An extensible launcher replacing Apple Spotlight. Allows me to complete tasks, calculate, share common links, and much more thanks to extensions
- **Warp** - A modern, Rust-based terminal reimagined with AI and collaborative tools for better productivity

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## 🏠 Personal HomeLab

### Hardware Infrastructure

- **Beelink EQR6 AMD Ryzen** - The main server in my homelab running Proxmox to host self-hosted services, run Docker containers and test open-source tools
- **5-Port TP-Link Switch** - To connect my network devices to the main server and ensure fast, stable local communication
- **UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus** - A 4-bay NAS to store and manage my data centrally. Currently equipped with 2 8TB hard drives, with the possibility to add 2 more in the future

### Self-Hosted Services

I maintain several services:
- **Monitoring & Infrastructure**: Uptime Kuma, Beszel, Traefik, Portainer
- **Security & Privacy**: Cloudflare, AdGuard Home, Vaultwarden, Tailscale
- **Storage & Media**: Minio, Immich
- **Smart Home**: Home Assistant
- **Other Utilities**: MySpeed, Palmr, Cap.so

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*This list is constantly updated as I experiment with new tools and equipment.*
