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I’m Zsolt Alapi, a fullstack Laravel developer and Linux system administrator. I build modern web applications and APIs with PHP/Laravel, and I also manage Linux servers directly — from user and service configuration to scripting, automation, and performance tuning. Comfortable working on bare-metal systems, virtual machines, or containerized environments. Currently open to roles in development and system administration.
About Me

I’m Zsolt Alapi, a fullstack Laravel developer and Linux system administrator. I build modern web applications and APIs with PHP/Laravel, and I also manage Linux servers directly — from user and service configuration to scripting, automation, and performance tuning. Comfortable working on bare-metal systems, virtual machines, or containerized environments. Currently open to roles in development and system administration.
SKILLS
Front-end Development • Designing websites (HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Javascript+TypeScript, Jquery, React, Node.js). • Installing and configuring website authoring applications (Wordpress Elementor). Back-end Development • PHP and knowledge of framework systems (MVC, Laravel) • Developing Application Programming Interfaces (API). • Writing autotests (PHPUnit – unit and feature tests) and fixing bugs (Xdebug). • Follow Clean code and SOLID principles. Databases • Database programming (MySQL, MariaDB) and administration (PHPMyAdmin). Project Management and Tools • Expert use of project management control (Jira). • Using PHPStorm, Visual Studio Code integrated development environments. • Using version control (Git, Github, Gitlab). • Applied AI models to enhance development efficiency and code quality Systems Administration • Managing Linux operating systems (Debian, Ubuntu) from graphical user interface and command line, writing scripts, managing and configuring users and files, implement security settings. • Using web servers.(mostly Apache, Nginx) • Virtualising operating systems and using containers.(KVM, Proxmox, Docker, Kubernetes) • Building a mail server with a web interface and certificate. (Postfix, Dovecot, Apache, Roundcube, Let’s Encrypt) • Installation and configuration of an FTP server with certificate for file storage (using VSFTPD with virtual users registered in MariaDB). • Installing and configuring GitLab server for development. (Using Docker, GitLab Runner, gitlab-ci.yml) • Performing backups (Duplicity, TAR, Cron, Rsync). • Using artificial intelligence models with Python scripts from Hugging Face. • Using Windows operating systems (7, 8 and 10, 11). Hardware • Building computers from components with Intel processors. • Flashing and setup an OpenWRT on my router with PPPoE, LAN, WiFi, DHCP, and secure firewall setup. Language • English language at B2 level, and knowledge of technical expressions in English.
PERSONAL INTERESTS
• Installing minicomputer (Raspberry Pi), multimedia center, Nextcloud and Raspbian. • Developing free and open-source software programs.