~ / projects

Things I build

Products I run, and the open-source tools that came out of day-to-day network and infrastructure work.

products

DNS Shield

Private DNS filtering for Europe

Blocks malware, phishing, ads and trackers at the DNS layer, before a connection is ever made. Per-device profiles, schedules for children, SafeSearch enforcement and a live query log. Built and hosted in Europe, GDPR-native.

  • Go
  • CoreDNS plugin
  • Redis Bloom filters
  • PostgreSQL
  • DoH / DoT
dnsshield.app ↗

Superscraper

Compare Dutch supermarket prices

Compares the prices of 12 Dutch supermarkets every day: around 125,000 products, current deals and the price per kilo or litre. Shopping lists, receipt scanning and a monthly overview of the best deals on your own list.

  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • PostgreSQL
  • Caddy
superscraper.nl ↗

open source

Charlie-Root/npvNetwork Path Collector and visualizer. Maps the routes to many destinations with an mtr implementation and shows them in a web interface. Tested with batches of 500–2000 IPs.Go★ 39Charlie-Root/goguardA fail2ban-like intrusion detection system: watches log files, bans with iptables, ufw or nftables, and reports offenders to AbuseIPDB. Includes a web dashboard.GoCharlie-Root/smcliManage Supermicro servers through the Redfish API: power, virtual media, boot order, users and ACLs. Built because logging in to 100+ IPMIs by hand takes forever.Go★ 1Charlie-Root/nbsshLook up a device or VM in NetBox and SSH straight to its primary IP address.Go

smaller tools

off duty

  • marstek-venus-monitorKDE Plasma 6 widget for Marstek Venus home batteries: state of charge, power, temperature and a history graph, right on the desktop.

$ more on github.com/Charlie-Root