# Welcome aboard

- Link: https://blog.jouskaio.me/welcome/
- Published: 2024-05-17T15:08:34+02:00
- Author: Manon Salsou

Table of contents

2mn read

 1.   [What you’ll find here](https://blog.jouskaio.me/welcome/#what-youll-find-here)
 2.   [How I write](https://blog.jouskaio.me/welcome/#how-i-write)
 3.   [What this blog is for](https://blog.jouskaio.me/welcome/#what-this-blog-is-for)
 4.   [Start here](https://blog.jouskaio.me/welcome/#start-here)

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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