# Uses

This is the hardware, software and tools that I use most of the time.

# Hardware

• Dell Pro Max 16 Plus with an Intel Core Ultra 9 and 64 GB Ram as work laptop.
• Custom build Desktop with an AMD and 32 GB Ram as private machine.
• 2 Dell 27" monitors (P2720D) . I have one in portrait mode and one in landscape.
• Scarlet 2i2 for audio in and output.
• DXM Led bar
• Synology NAS for backup and central storage.
• NUC with Proxmox with an Intel i5 and 32 GB ram.

# Software

• Ansible Manage and update multiple machines for my work and in my homelab.
• Bitwarden + Vaultwarden to manage my passwords on a self-hosted location.
• DMXControl is an open source project to control DMX lightning.
• Docker for running containers.
• Espanso is a local text expander, that I use for repeating text or combining quick actions in GitLab.
• Firefox is my default browser for years.
• HeidiSQL to view and manage my MySQL and MariaDB databases.
• Notepad++ is my text editor for small changes.
• PHPStorm is my default IDE.
• PGAdmin to view and manage my PostgreSQL databases.
• Wireguard It doesn't matter where I'm, I always connect with my VPN server in my homelab.

# Tools

• PHP is my default software language. (And I'm certified in PHP)
• PHPMD to detect and prevent mess in my code.
• PHPUnit with quality code you need test.
• PHPStan for finding (and preventing) subtle bugs.
• MLC check for broken links in markdown files.
• Vale is a style guide for documentation.
• Proxmox to run virtual machines.
• Deployer deploys most of my projects.
• Git for version control.
• GitLab and GitLab CI
• Laravel is my default PHP framework. (And I'm a Certified Laravel Developer)
• Infection Test the quality of my tests.
• Rector For automatic updating my code.
• Spectral To lint my OpenAPI files.
• Redocly CLI to transform the OpenAPI to HTML.