Hi, I’m Roberto.
I live in Tromsø, Norway, where I navigate the intersection of complex operations and digital infrastructure. By day, I work in operations and accounting within the Arctic travel industry; by night, I’m deep in the guts of systems, networking, and the Linux ecosystem.
The Technical Core
I’m an IT guy with a persistent curiosity for how things work under the hood. My background sits between systems, infrastructure, and networking, with a strong and growing focus on cybersecurity — ensuring that what I build isn’t just functional, but resilient and secure.
I’m a vibe coder. I know how to code and I’m comfortable working with React, Node.js, and Python, but I don’t position myself as a traditional software engineer. These days I prefer to work in tight collaboration with AI — especially Claude Code — using it as a force multiplier to move faster from idea to working system. I focus on defining the architecture, constraints, and end goal, then iterate rapidly until the solution is robust, practical, and clean enough to last.
The Lab
I run a constantly evolving homelab that serves as my primary testing ground. This is where I experiment with:
- Self-hosting & Containers — architecting services that I own and control.
- Local AI & Automation — running and optimizing local LLM inference and building private automation workflows.
- Networking — building and breaking configurations until they behave exactly as intended.
Most of my expertise comes from the classic build → break → rebuild cycle. I believe the best way to understand a system is to push it until it fails, then figure out why.
This Space
This site is my digital garden — a place where I document what I’m building, thinking about, or learning. No algorithms, no tracking, no comments — just raw text and shared knowledge.