About Me & The Blog

Welcome! I’m Riju Nazar, a software and product developer passionate about building things from the ground up, both in software and in the physical world. You can read more about me on rnazar.nl.

This blog is my digital workshop and documentation log where I share my journey through self hosting, hardware tinkering, DIY electronics, and product development.

What You'll Find Here

• The Home Lab Series: A comprehensive, hands-on guide taking you from a fresh, headless Linux installation on an Intel NUC to a fully containerized, secure home lab complete with several self hosted services, and automated security monitoring.
• Hardware & DIY Projects: Deep dives into physical tinkering, microcontroller experiments, and smart home setups (like building out Matter over Thread ecosystems).
• Software & Product Development: Reflections, architecture breakdowns, and learnings from building software and modern products.

Whether you're looking to reclaim your privacy by hosting your own services, curious about smart home protocols, or just enjoy following along with hands-on technical builds, I hope you find something useful here.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy building!