--- title: What I Use description: My favorite equipment, tools and software for productivity and development --- # 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 --- ## 💻 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 --- ## 🛠️ 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 --- ## 🏠 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 --- *This list is constantly updated as I experiment with new tools and equipment.*