What I Use

Here's the complete list of tools, services, and infrastructure I use to build stuff. Some links are referrals - if you use them, I get a small kickback. No extra cost to you.

💻 Development

Laravel Ecosystem

My go-to framework. Been in love with Laravel for years. Doctrine? Hard pass.

  • → Laravel - The PHP framework
  • → Livewire - Full-stack framework
  • → Pest - Elegant testing
  • → Eloquent ORM - Built-in, perfect

Editor & Terminal

Where I spend 90% of my time.

  • → PHPStorm / VS Code
  • → WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
  • → Git + GitHub (all infrastructure lives here)

Frontend (When Needed)

For static sites and tools. Astro + AI = brutally fast development.

  • → Astro - Static site generator
  • → Tailwind CSS - Utility-first CSS
  • → TypeScript - Type safety matters

🚀 Infrastructure & Self-Hosted

VPS & Containers

Everything runs on my VPS. Self-hosting is the way.

  • → VPS Provider - (Add your provider + referral link)
  • → Docker - Containerization
  • → Traefik - Reverse proxy + SSL
  • → Portainer - Docker management UI

Monitoring & Analytics

Privacy-friendly analytics and server monitoring.

  • → Umami - Self-hosted analytics
  • → Netdata - Real-time monitoring

Databases & Queues

Data storage and async processing.

  • → MySQL / PostgreSQL - Pick your poison
  • → Redis - Caching & sessions
  • → RabbitMQ / SQS / Pub/Sub - Queue systems

☁️ Services & APIs

Email & Notifications

  • → SendGrid - Transactional emails
  • → Pusher - Real-time notifications

CI/CD & Deployment

Domain & DNS

  • → Domain Registrar - (Add your registrar + referral)
  • → Cloudflare - DNS & SSL

🛠️ Productivity & Other Tools

Productivity

Tools that keep me productive.

  • → Add your productivity tools here

AI & Automation

Using AI to build faster.

  • → Claude AI - Building with AI
  • → Add other AI tools you use

About Referral Links

Some links on this page are referral links. If you sign up through them, I might get a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend tools I actually use daily.

If a tool sucks, it won't be on this list. Simple as that.