Adine Vikash
Infrastructure & Technical Support Engineer
I build, troubleshoot, and operate infrastructure across Linux, networking, and observability—with a focus on resilient systems and practical automation.
5+ years supporting users and infrastructure across a 75K+ node distributed network.
The Philosophy
Most assume technical infrastructure work and human empathy are opposites. My secret? I understand the absolute frustration of a failing network configuration. That shared pain allows me to troubleshoot complex user issues with genuine empathy and precision.
The Arsenal
Operations & Support
Networking
Infrastructure
Observability
Development
Experience & Volunteering
Directed end-to-end technical support across Intercom, Discord, and Telegram. Acted as the core bridge for a 75,000+ node user base, translating network issues into actionable engineering bug reports.
Bridged technical infrastructure and user communities. Acted as a central point for product feedback, developer relations, and technical community growth.
Provided frontline technical support across Discord and Telegram for a global user base. Led technical troubleshooting, documentation, and user education.
Maintained seamless internet connectivity and monitored technical infrastructure for one of the largest Web3 hackathons globally.
Projects & Builds
Mysterium Metrics API
Built a public API to aggregate and visualize global network metrics across 75K+ nodes, allowing users to easily track network health, node statistics, and live pricing in one centralized dashboard.
Hardware & Solar Telemetry
Developed open-source monitoring tools to collect and visualize live hardware telemetry data, enabling proactive infrastructure health tracking and faster issue resolution.
Resilient Proxmox & Dual-WAN Infrastructure
Designed and operated a remotely managed Proxmox environment with OpenWrt dual-WAN failover across fiber/LTE, Tailscale mesh networking, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, custom Go exporters, and automated encrypted 3-2-1 backups using Restic and Backblaze B2.
Latest Writing
The Off-Grid Edge: Powering a Server on 7.1kWh of LiFePO4 (And Almost Melting It)
2026-08-18
How I built a 7.1kWh solar plant in Kanyakumari to keep my homelab alive, wrote a custom Prometheus exporter, and got threatened by the electricity board.
Read PostState of My Homelab 2026: 1,600 km Away and Still Keeping It Alive
2026-08-15
How I built a highly available dual-WAN failover setup using OpenWrt, MWAN3, a custom Go exporter, and Uptime Kuma.
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