Cloud networking · AWS · Homelab

Hey, I'm Syed. 👋
Learning cloud. Building projects. Sharing the journey.

I work with cloud and networking, experiment in my homelab, and help others learn AWS.

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OCI cloud networkingAWS certifiedCCNA networking

High-level diagram of Syed's homelab network connecting the internet, router, switch, Proxmox server, Raspberry Pi, clients, and access points — Proxmox server + Raspberry Pi + home networkExplore my Homelab →

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Free AWS notes

Start with Cloud Practitioner or Solutions Architect Associate.

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Free resources

Study guides for the AWS certifications I’ve earned.

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Earned · AWS

CLF

Cloud Practitioner

My notes and the walkthrough I used to prepare.

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Earned · AWS

SAA

Solutions Architect Associate

My study guide and the video about my preparation.

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Current study plan

DEV

Developer Associate

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A little about me

Cloud networking is my work. Building things is how I learn.

I started in enterprise IT and network engineering and now work in cloud networking at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. I’ve also worked at Amazon and Wilson Sporting Goods.

Outside of work, I run a Proxmox and Raspberry Pi homelab with self-hosted services, network tools, and small automations. I share AWS certification notes, homelab projects, and learning resources through @certified.shah.

Enterprise IT and networking background
AWS and CCNA certified
OCI cloud networking experience
Hands-on homelab builder

Things I’ve built

Projects across AWS, homelab, and automation.

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Syed's compact homelab rack with switches, patch panel, Lenovo Tiny, and Raspberry Pi — 10-inch rack build with the lab's network and compute gear.

Homelab · Virtualization

Proxmox Homelab

My Lenovo Tiny runs Proxmox and hosts Immich, Jellyfin, Docker containers, and future virtual machines.

ProxmoxLinuxDocker

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AWS portfolio architecture showing users, syedscerts.com, Route 53, CloudFront, S3, Lambda, and DynamoDB — High-level architecture of my AWS-hosted portfolio project.

Cloud · Serverless

SyedSCerts AWS Portfolio

This website is an AWS project using S3, CloudFront, Route 53, Lambda, DynamoDB, and a visitor counter.

S3CloudFrontLambda

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Automation · Python

Morning Motivation Bot

Raspberry Pi, Python, cron, Immich, and Discord send me a useful message every morning.

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Homelab · Storage

Immich Photo Infrastructure

I migrated about 255 GB of personal media into self-hosted storage in Proxmox.

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My experience

Where I’ve worked.

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2025 — PRESENT

Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

OCI networking, hybrid connectivity, and complex customer troubleshooting.

2024 — 2025

Network / Cloud Engineer

Wilson Sporting Goods

AWS support, VPCs, SD-WAN, Transit Gateway, VPN, and network modernization.

2020 — 2024

Information Technology Engineer

Amazon

Enterprise IT and network infrastructure support, including major incident response.

My homelab

Real hardware. Services I actually use.

My Raspberry Pi runs Pi-hole, Uptime Kuma, Tailscale, Portainer, Homarr, file sharing, and automation scripts. My Lenovo Tiny runs Proxmox with Immich, Jellyfin, and Docker containers.

Uptime KumaPi-holePortainerImmichJellyfinTailscale

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