Engineering notes,
written for reuse.

stackandink.com is a personal record of software systems, infrastructure, tools, and the decisions behind them.

The goal is simple: preserve useful context. A note should explain the problem, the constraints, the implementation, and what happened after it shipped.

About the author

I’m Damir Rakhimov, a senior platform engineer based in Helsinki, Finland. I build reliable cloud platforms for application delivery, with a focus on Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, security, and pragmatic operations.

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Editorial principles

1. 01

   Be reproducible

   Include the environment, commands, assumptions, and expected result.

2. 02

   Show the trade-offs

   Separate facts from opinion and explain why one option was selected.

3. 03

   Correct the record

   Fix errors and date material updates instead of silently rewriting history.

4. 04

   Disclose incentives

   Mark paid, affiliate, and commercial relationships clearly.