Cape Dai LanhPhu Yen · Coastal Cliffs
Singapore · Technology · Photography
Lucas
Nguyen
IT Professional · Photographer · Homelab Enthusiast. Building secure systems, self-hosting useful services, and documenting travel stories through photography.
Currently buildingHomelab · Portfolio · Travel Journal
About
Technology, photography and self-hosted projects.
I'm Lucas, a Vietnamese living in Singapore. I work with IT systems and digital infrastructure, but outside work I spend a lot of time behind a Sony camera, building my own homelab, and exploring ways to make useful tools feel simple.
This site is not a CV. It is where I collect the things I build, the places I photograph, and the small experiments that keep me learning.
Now
📍 Based in Singapore
🏠 Building a self-hosted homelab
📷 Shooting travel stories with Sony
🛡️ Learning more about secure networks
✈️ Documenting Vietnam through photos
Focus Areas
What I do
A mix of practical infrastructure work, cybersecurity-minded networking, and visual storytelling.
IT Infrastructure
Systems, domains, devices, backups and day-to-day technical operations.
Cloud & Networking
Cloudflare, DNS, remote access, reverse proxy and secure service exposure.
Cybersecurity & Network Protection
DNS filtering, SSL, access control, safer browsing and network hardening.
Self-hosted Homelab
Custom NAS, Docker containers, private photos, media and monitoring tools.
Docker & Containers
Deploying and maintaining services cleanly with containerized workflows.
Web Development
Fast static sites, SEO basics, responsive layouts and personal branding.
Photography
Travel, landscape and lifestyle stories across Singapore and Vietnam.
Videography
Travel films, editing, color grading and visual storytelling.
Photography
Through the lens
A growing collection of travel and landscape moments, captured around Vietnam and beyond.
Lonely PineDa Lat · Golden Sunset
Da Lat Pre-WeddingPine Forest · Vietnam
Quy NhonGolden Coast · Vietnam
Hue Imperial CityVietnamese Heritage
Costamiago ResortPhan Thiet · Reading Forrest Gump
Lonely PineDa Lat · Lakeside Picnic
Phan ThietSunset by the Sea
Phu QuocSeaside Escape
Mui NeTurquoise Waters
Videos
Visual stories
Travel films and short memories edited from Sony footage and personal trips.
Projects
Things I build
A small selection of systems, websites and self-hosted tools that represent how I learn and solve problems.
01
Self-hosted Homelab
Custom NAS running private cloud, media, dashboard, reverse proxy, secure remote access, DNS filtering and monitoring services.
02
Photo Server
A private photo workflow for backing up and browsing travel photos outside the traditional cloud ecosystem.
03
Corporate Website Redesign
Designed and developed a modern static website focused on speed, responsive design, SEO structure and clear content hierarchy.
04
Firewall & Network Protection
Home and small-office focused DNS filtering, safer browsing rules, service isolation and SSL-first access patterns.
05
Personal Website
A fast personal brand site combining technology, photography and journal-style updates, hosted on Cloudflare Pages.
06
Travel Films
Short visual stories filmed and edited with Sony cameras, focusing on travel, people, atmosphere and memory.
Journal
Notes are coming soon.
Future posts will cover homelab builds, photography trips, gear notes, and the process behind the projects on this site.
Coming Soon
Contact
Say hello.
Open to conversations about technology, photography, homelabs and creative projects.
[email protected]