https://www.albanmaire.com/en/Recent content on Alban MAIREHugoen-USFri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.albanmaire.com/en/about/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.albanmaire.com/en/about/<h2 id="at-a-glance"> At a glance <a class="heading-link" href="#at-a-glance"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <ul> <li>Born on French territory in 1987</li> <li>In love with the Jura and Vercors regions</li> <li>IT and Motorsports enthusiast</li> <li>Administrator of the French <a href="https://forum.motorsport-passion.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Motorsport-Passion</a> community</li> </ul> <h2 id="skills-galore"> Skills galore <a class="heading-link" href="#skills-galore"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>A non-exhaustive overview of the skills I have acquired over the years:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Systems</strong> — <a href="https://www.freebsd.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FreeBSD</a> · <a href="https://www.gentoo.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gentoo Linux</a> · <a href="https://www.debian.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Debian Linux</a> · <a href="https://www.apple.com/os/macos/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">macOS</a> · <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windows</a></li> <li><strong>Virtualization &amp; Containerization</strong> — <a href="https://www.proxmox.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Proxmox VE</a> · <a href="https://www.vmware.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">VMware</a> · <a href="https://kubernetes.io" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kubernetes</a> · <a href="https://podman.io" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Podman</a></li> <li><strong>Network security</strong> — <a href="https://netfilter.org/projects/nftables/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nftables</a> · <a href="https://opnsense.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OPNsense</a> · <a href="https://www.pfsense.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pfSense</a> · <a href="https://www.fortinet.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fortinet</a> · <a href="https://www.stormshield.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stormshield</a></li> <li><strong>Cloud</strong> — <a href="https://www.openstack.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OpenStack</a> · <a href="https://aws.amazon.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AWS</a> · <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Azure</a></li> <li><strong>Web services &amp; Reverse proxy</strong> — <a href="https://www.haproxy.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HAProxy</a> · <a href="https://varnish.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Varnish Cache</a> · <a href="https://nginx.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nginx</a> · <a href="https://httpd.apache.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apache HTTP Server</a></li> <li><strong>Databases</strong> — <a href="https://www.postgresql.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PostgreSQL</a> · <a href="https://www.mysql.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MySQL</a> · <a href="https://mariadb.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MariaDB</a> · <a href="https://sqlite.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SQLite</a> · <a href="https://redis.io" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Redis</a></li> <li><strong>Automation</strong> — <a href="https://saltproject.io" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Salt</a> · <a href="https://www.ansible.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ansible</a> · <a href="https://www.terraform.io" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Terraform</a> · <a href="https://puppet.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Puppet</a></li> <li><strong>Monitoring</strong> — <a href="https://www.zabbix.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zabbix</a> · <a href="https://grafana.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grafana</a></li> <li><strong>Backup</strong> — <a href="https://www.proxmox.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Proxmox BS</a> · <a href="https://www.arcserve.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Arcserve</a></li> <li><strong>Languages</strong> — Shell POSIX · <a href="https://www.c-language.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">C</a> · <a href="https://www.php.net" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PHP</a></li> <li><strong>AI</strong> — <a href="https://claude.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Claude</a> · <a href="https://ollama.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ollama</a></li> <li><strong>Misc</strong> — <a href="https://www.elastic.co/elasticsearch/" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elasticsearch</a> · <a href="https://git-scm.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Git</a> · <a href="https://about.gitlab.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GitLab</a> · <a href="https://www.netapp.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NetApp</a> · <a href="https://www.truenas.com" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TrueNAS</a> · <a href="https://memcached.org" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memcached</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="colophon"> Colophon <a class="heading-link" href="#colophon"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>This website is built with a focus on simplicity, speed, and reliability. Here are the key software and technologies that make it possible.</p>https://www.albanmaire.com/en/legal/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.albanmaire.com/en/legal/<h2 id="publisher"> Publisher <a class="heading-link" href="#publisher"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <ul> <li><strong>Publication manager</strong> — Alban MAIRE</li> <li><strong>Contact</strong> — contact [at] albanmaire.com</li> </ul> <h2 id="hosting"> Hosting <a class="heading-link" href="#hosting"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <ul> <li><strong>Host</strong> — Cloudflare, Inc.</li> <li><strong>Address</strong> — 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA</li> </ul> <h2 id="intellectual-property"> Intellectual Property <a class="heading-link" href="#intellectual-property"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <p>The content of this site is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode.en" class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0</a>, unless otherwise stated. Reproduction must credit Alban MAIRE and comply with the license terms.</p>https://www.albanmaire.com/en/resume/Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.albanmaire.com/en/resume/<p>An overview of my professional experience, present and past.<br> <em>Full details are available <a href="alban-maire-resume-2026.pdf" >here</a>.</em></p> <h2 id="where-i-currently-am"> Where I currently am <a class="heading-link" href="#where-i-currently-am"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <ul> <li><strong>HAProxy Technologies · Systems Engineer (Linux)</strong><br> <em>2025 – present</em> · High-availability web hosting on &ldquo;On-Premise&rdquo; infrastructures</li> <li><strong>Motorsport-Passion · Systems Engineer (FreeBSD &amp; Linux)</strong><br> <em>2004 – present</em> · French community for BMW ///M owners</li> </ul> <h2 id="what-i-have-done"> What I have done <a class="heading-link" href="#what-i-have-done"> <i class="fa-solid fa-link" aria-hidden="true" title="Link to heading"></i> <span class="sr-only">Link to heading</span> </a> </h2> <ul> <li><strong>Alter Way · Systems Engineer (Linux)</strong><br> <em>2018 – 2025</em> · High-availability web hosting on &ldquo;On-Premise&rdquo; or &ldquo;Cloud&rdquo; infrastructures</li> <li><strong>S2MI · IT Support Lead</strong><br> <em>2011 – 2018</em> · IT services and maintenance provider for SMEs and large enterprises</li> <li><strong>AlgOS Network · Integrator</strong><br> <em>2006 – 2011</em> · Integrator of high-performance server solutions</li> </ul>