Hi, I’m Manon Salsou (Jouskaio), a software engineer based in Paris, and this blog is my technical notebook in public.
I build and run self-hosted systems, then document what worked, what broke, and how I fixed it. If you like practical infrastructure posts, clean architecture decisions, and real-world troubleshooting, you’re in the right place.
What you’ll find here
- Self-hosting in production: media stack operations, storage migrations, hardlink-safe paths, and reliability patterns.
- Monitoring and observability: VictoriaMetrics, Grafana, Loki, Alloy, alerting pipelines, and onboarding new nodes.
- Systems and automation: Proxmox, Debian VMs, LXC containers, Docker Compose, scripts, and repeatable maintenance workflows.
- Embedded-to-cloud integration: collecting telemetry from constrained devices through MQTT, serial, or HTTP bridges.
How I write
Every article is grounded in hands-on implementation. I focus on decisions, trade-offs, and reproducible steps rather than theory alone. You’ll usually get architecture context, command-level details, and post-change verification so you can adapt the approach to your own setup.
What this blog is for
This space is for engineers, self-hosters, and curious builders who want reliable systems without losing the fun of experimentation. My goal is simple: publish useful, honest technical notes that save you time and help you avoid avoidable mistakes.
Start here
- Media stack cleanup and mount-path consolidation
- Monitoring stack deployment and scaling strategy
- Operational guides for safe migrations and rollback planning
Thanks for reading, and welcome aboard.
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