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tekchip/README.md

Hey, I'm tekchip

Linux Engineer | Cybersecurity Advocate | Home Automation Builder | 3D Printing Enthusiast | Registered Drone Pilot

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What I Work On

Linux Systems & Packaging

  • Client OS: Fedora KDE Kinoite, rpm-ostree based immutable distribution.
  • Server OS: Ubuntu Server 24.04 & 26.04, Fedora Server 43
  • Building RPM packages and maintaining CUPS drivers for unsupported hardware
  • Exploring atomic distributions, systemd timers, and automatic update strategies

Cybersecurity & Identity

  • Self-hosted 2FA with Aegis, cloud-synced and encrypted
  • Bitwarden deployment and password management advocacy
  • Network security on pfSense, Suricata, Graylog
  • Pwnagotchi wifi analysis/war driving

AI & LLM

  • Claude Code
  • Ollama: Local & Cloud
  • n8n

Home Automation & IoT

  • Home Assistant integrations: Pecron portable power stations, Hubitat bidirectional bridge
  • SBC home labs: Orange Pi 5 Plus, Raspberry Pi 1-5 & Zero, Pi Sugar

3D Printing & Fabrication

  • Creality K1C, Bambu Lab A1
  • Post-processing scripts for PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, and BambuStudio: BrickLayers
  • Printing for practical problem solving (hardware mods, cable management, lab racks)

Embedded & Mobile

  • Android rooting, ROM flashing, and platform hacking (Nook Color era to present)
  • Chromebook and ARM device evaluation (Pinebook Pro, Samsung Chromebook, HP Chromebook 14, LG G Pad)

Off-Grid & Mesh Networking

  • Meshtastic operator for decentralized communication
  • Hardware: RAK 19007 + Core RAK4631, Heltec v3, T-Beams
  • Registered Part 107 drone pilot

My Stack

  • Daily Drivers: Fedora KDE Kinoite, Samsung Android
  • Hardware: Framework 13 AMD, Bosgame M4 Neo, Custom Gaming PC (Intel 13th Gen)
  • Virtualization: Proxmox, Linux KVM, Libvirt, QEMU
  • Networking: pfSense, NUT, Moca Adapters, OpenWRT
  • Automation: Home Assistant, Hubitat Elevation
  • Security: Bitwarden, Aegis Authenticator, Suricata, Graylog, Pwnagotchi
  • Printing: Creality K1C, Bambu Lab A1, PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, BambuStudio
  • Drones: DJI Air2S, DJI Mini 2se

Selected Projects

Westinghouse WHTP203e Linux Drivers

Linux driver packaging for a thermal printer with only official .deb support. Includes RPM build scripts, GitHub Actions CI, and support for rpm-ostree distributions. Repo: https://github.com/tekchip/Westinghouse_WHTP203e_Linux_Drivers

BrickLayers

Interlocking layers post-processing script for PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, and BambuStudio. Repo: https://github.com/tekchip/BrickLayers

Home Assistant Integrations

  • Pecron portable power station monitoring
  • Bidirectional device mirroring between Home Assistant and Hubitat Elevation

Technical Writings

A curated archive of 15+ years of technical articles on Linux, security, hardware, and virtualization. Repo: https://github.com/tekchip/technical-writings

Education

  • Purdue University Global: Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology
  • US Army Chaplain School: Logistics and Professional Communication
  • ISC2: Certified In Cybersecurity
  • CompTIA: Security+ CE & A+

Popular repositories Loading

  1. Westinghouse_WHTP203e_Linux_Drivers Westinghouse_WHTP203e_Linux_Drivers Public

    Linux driver files and instructions for the Westinghouse WHTP203e thermal printer.

    Shell 2

  2. audio_recogition_system audio_recogition_system Public

    Forked from baliksjosay/audio_recogition_system

    An audio recognition system

    Python

  3. BrickLayers BrickLayers Public

    Forked from GeekDetour/BrickLayers

    Interlocking Layers Post-Processing Script for PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, and BambuStudio

    Python

  4. AppImageLauncher AppImageLauncher Public

    Forked from TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher

    Helper application for Linux distributions serving as a kind of "entry point" for running and integrating AppImages

    C++

  5. ha-pecron ha-pecron Public

    Forked from jsight/ha-pecron

    Home Assistant integration for Pecron portable power stations

    Python

  6. ha-hubitat-bridge ha-hubitat-bridge Public

    Bidirectional device mirroring between Home Assistant and Hubitat Elevation — HACS integration

    Python