<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: LANcaster</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=LANcaster</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:25:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=LANcaster" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design<p>Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.<p>Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.<p>Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.<p>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<p>Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005<p>Willing to relocate: Yes<p>Technologies: 
Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI<p>Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana<p>Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB<p>IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite<p>Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift<p>Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM<p>Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup<p>And much, much more<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Resume/CV: <a href="https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5" rel="nofollow">https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 20:29:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979866</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979866</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979866</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Got kicked out of uni and had the cops called for a social media website I made"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hey 1whizkid1, the Forbes 30 under 30 pipeline is waiting for you.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:48:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47668377</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47668377</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47668377</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design<p>Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.<p>Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.<p>Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.<p>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<p>Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005<p>Willing to relocate: Yes<p>Technologies: 
Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI<p>Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana<p>Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB<p>IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite<p>Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift 
Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM<p>Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup<p>And much, much more<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Resume/CV: <a href="https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5" rel="nofollow">https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:18:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603748</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603748</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603748</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps DevOps & Observability Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design<p>Extensive experience designing, operating, and scaling reliable environments. Heavy focus on automation, observability, and high-availability. Experienced in diagnosing and resolving complex issues.<p>Founder of an IT services company recognized by Clutch as one of the top cybersecurity and managed IT services providers in Poland.<p>Continuously developing expertise and tracking emerging technologies.<p>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<p>Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005<p>Willing to relocate: Yes<p>Technologies: 
Linux - Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, SuSE, HPC, slurm, OpenMPI<p>Observability & Telemetry - Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Pyroscope, Tempo, Faro, Alloy, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry, Logstash, Kibana<p>Databases & Data Platforms - MySQL, MariaDB, Percona, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, Redis, MongoDB
IaaC & Automation - Terraform, Ansible, Shell Scripting, Github Actions, Jenkins, Red Hat Sattelite<p>Containers & Orchestration - Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
Cloud & Virtualization - Microsoft Azure, AWS, Proxmox, VMware, OLVM<p>Storage & Backups - Fibre Channel, iSCSI, GlusterFS, ZFS, Ceph, Lustre, Veeam, Bacula & Bareos, Proxmox Backup Server, XtraBackup<p>And much, much more<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Resume/CV: <a href="https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5" rel="nofollow">https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>Disclaimer: Contact details are only provided for job inquiries. You really don't want to send information about your vibecoded service there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:17:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603741</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603741</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603741</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps and DevOps Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design<p>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<p>Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005<p>Willing to relocate: Yes<p>Technologies: Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Proxmox, Ansible, Terraform, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and much, much more<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Resume/CV: <a href="https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5" rel="nofollow">https://flowcv.com/resume/m9fiqwe7t9w5</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>With over 20 years of experience, I am an expert in delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient Linux server infrastructure that exceeds my clients' expectations. I use monitoring and automation tools like Zabbix, Grafana, Ansible, and Terraform to ensure optimal performance and high availability of the environments. My troubleshooting skills are top-notch, and I resolve complex issues quickly and responsibly. In addition to my technical expertise, I bring a range of competencies and interests that make me a valuable asset to any team. My IT services and hosting company has been recognized as one of the best cybersecurity and managed IT services companies in Poland by Clutch. I am a lifelong learner, always seeking to explore new technologies and trends in the IT industry.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:43:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356043</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356043</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps and DevOps Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design<p>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<p>Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005<p>Willing to relocate: Yes<p>Technologies: Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Proxmox, Ansible, Terraform, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and much, much more<p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>With over 20 years of experience, I am an expert in delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient Linux server infrastructure that exceeds my clients' expectations. I use monitoring and automation tools like Zabbix, Grafana, Ansible, and Terraform to ensure optimal performance and high availability of the environments. My troubleshooting skills are top-notch, and I resolve complex issues quickly and responsibly. In addition to my technical expertise, I bring a range of competencies and interests that make me a valuable asset to any team. My IT services and hosting company has been recognized as one of the best cybersecurity and managed IT services companies in Poland by Clutch. I am a lifelong learner, always seeking to explore new technologies and trends in the IT industry.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:39:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46870279</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46870279</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46870279</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Show HN: Geofenced chat communities anyone can create"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>"Failed to fetch" error, when trying to sign up.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:29:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45866238</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45866238</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45866238</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Anonymous Release 10TB Leaked Data Exposing Kremlin Assets, Russian Businesses"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>How 18.84GB file is 10TB?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:58:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704258</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704258</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43704258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2024)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Working with Linux for more than 20 years | SysOps and DevOps Expert | Secure and Versatile Infrastructure Design<p>Location: Lisbon, Portugal<p>Remote: Yes, I work remotely since 2005<p>Willing to relocate: Yes<p>Technologies: Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and much, much more<p>Résumé/CV: <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIws6dOjg7dqut6YYbZHw?e=EwRAIf" rel="nofollow">https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIws6dOjg7dqut6YYbZHw?e=EwRAIf</a><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>With over 20 years of experience, I am an expert in delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient Linux server infrastructure that exceeds my clients' expectations. I use monitoring and automation tools like Zabbix, Grafana, Ansible, and Terraform to ensure optimal performance and high availability of the environments. My troubleshooting skills are top-notch, and I resolve complex issues quickly and responsibly. In addition to my technical expertise, I bring a range of competencies and interests that make me a valuable asset to any team. My IT services and hosting company has been recognized as one of the best cybersecurity and managed IT services companies in Poland by Clutch. I am a lifelong learner, always seeking to explore new technologies and trends in the IT industry.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:17:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39900532</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39900532</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39900532</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK - Warsaw, Poland
Remote: Sure<p>I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.<p>I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.<p>I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.<p>For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.<p>Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.<p>Résumé/CV: <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz" rel="nofollow">https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz</a><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:49:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583647</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583647</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583647</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Location: Warsaw, Poland
Remote: Sure<p>Willing to relocate: Depends on location, but I'm very open for Spain, Portugal and UAE<p>Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.<p>Résumé/CV: <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz" rel="nofollow">https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz</a><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.<p>I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.<p>I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.<p>For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:49:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583636</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583636</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31583636</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>SEEKING WORK - Warsaw, Poland<p>Remote: Sure<p>I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.<p>I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.<p>I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.<p>For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.<p>Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.<p>Résumé/CV: <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz" rel="nofollow">https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 22:24:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31241819</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31241819</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31241819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LANcaster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2022)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Location: Warsaw, Poland<p>Remote: Sure<p>Willing to relocate: Depends on location, but I'm very open for Spain, Portugal and UAE<p>Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.<p>Résumé/CV: <a href="https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz" rel="nofollow">https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz</a><p>Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl<p>I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.<p>I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.<p>I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.<p>For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2022 22:22:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31241787</link><dc:creator>LANcaster</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31241787</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31241787</guid></item></channel></rss>