Hi, I’m Gilles De Meerleer!
An Applied IT student specializing in cloud, Infrastructure as Code, and Linux systems.
Technical skills
Cloud Engineering
Designing and automating scalable infrastructure on AWS and Azure using Terraform and Pulumi.
Web Development
I develop fast, responsive, and user-friendly web applications tailored to client needs
Photography
I create impactful visuals that tell compelling stories and elevate digital content
System engineering
Configuring and managing Linux systems, home lab environments, and self-hosted platforms.
Biography
I’m Gilles De Meerleer, an Applied IT student from Belgium with a strong interest in cloud infrastructure, Linux and cybersecurity. I currently work on projects involving AWS, Azure, Infrastructure as Code and self-hosted environments. My bachelor thesis focuses on implementing Pulumi within enterprise AWS infrastructure. Besides infrastructure engineering, I enjoy building modern web applications, experimenting with home lab setups
and sharing technical insights through my blog. In my spare time, I like to take photos, feel free to enjoy them on my photography page.
Projects
Kurotory
#webdesign
A web design project for a Belgian artist: clean typography, large visuals, and an intuitive online gallery.
Home Lab
#selfhosted
A self-hosted home lab running on Proxmox. Serves as a personal testing ground for infrastructure automation and self-hosted services.
Blog
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If you’re running a Proxmox homelab, you know the drill: click “Create VM,” select the ISO, set the RAM and CPU, configure the network, wait for the install and repeat. It’s fun the first five times. By the twentieth time, you start wondering how it can be done more efficient. What if you could define…