Hi, I am Gilles De Meerleer!
A cloud engineer specializing in Azure, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps.
Technical skills
Cloud Engineering
Designing and automating scalable infrastructure on AWS and Azure using Terraform and Pulumi.
Web Development
Building modern, responsive websites and applications with a focus on clean design and usability.
Photography & videography
Photography and videography as a creative outlet, with a focus on travel, architecture and visual storytelling.
System Engineering
Configuring and managing Linux systems, home lab environments, and self-hosted platforms.
Biography
I’m Gilles De Meerleer, a cloud engineer from Belgium with a strong interest in cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, Linux and DevOps. I currently work with Azure and Terraform, while continuing to explore AWS, Pulumi and self-hosted environments. My bachelor thesis focused on evaluating Pulumi within an enterprise AWS environment. Outside of cloud engineering, I enjoy building homelab projects, developing web applications and photography.
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…