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Sahal
Sahal

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Automating My Cloud Workflow with OwnCloud, Docker, and GCP

Hey folks! πŸ‘‹

I'm Sahal, a software engineer currently diving deeper into the world of DevOps and cloud automation. Recently, I’ve been working on deploying my own cloud storage solution using OwnCloud β€” self-hosted, scalable, and privacy-friendly. Here’s a quick overview of what I’ve been hacking on.


πŸ› οΈ What I'm Building

I’m setting up OwnCloud on my domain ceritadesain.com, powered by:

  • Docker for containerizing services
  • NGINX for reverse proxy and TLS handling
  • GCP Compute Engine for VM hosting
  • Vagrant + Ansible (coming soon) to automate the full provisioning flow

πŸ”„ Why I’m Doing This

As a DevOps learner, I wanted hands-on experience in:

  • Infrastructure automation
  • Cloud service management
  • Secure, production-ready deployments

This isn’t just a weekend project β€” it’s also helping me sharpen skills that are highly relevant in real-world deployments (and interviews).


πŸ” Next Steps

  • Integrate OAuth2 login with Google
  • Add CI/CD via GitHub Actions
  • Automate SSL renewals with Let’s Encrypt
  • Implement monitoring and logging with Prometheus + Grafana

πŸ’¬ Let’s Connect!

If you're working on similar projects or just want to nerd out about DevOps, frontend, or AI/LLMs β€” hit me up! Always happy to exchange ideas or collaborate 🀝

Thanks for reading β€” feel free to drop questions or feedback in the comments!


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🧠 β€œLearning by building is the most powerful form of learning.”


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