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type: profile
updated: 2026-05-28
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# Profile

> Persistent facts about Jason. Append observations as they emerge;
> promote stable ones to a top-level section.

## Role

Jason works at **Message Point Media (MPM)** — a digital signage company (~2,000-display installed base). He is a developer and builder who runs Claude CoWork skills and plugins for the MPM team. He also runs his own wireless ISP, **ALWISP** (Alabama mesh networking), and builds a wide range of personal and commercial self-hosted applications.

## Communication preferences

## Tools and stack

### Preferred languages and runtimes
- **Primary:** Node.js + TypeScript for application work
- **Secondary:** Python for tooling, automation, and AI integrations (FastAPI)
- **Frontend:** React 18 + TypeScript + Vite; Tailwind CSS; Svelte (used in pnger)
- **ORM/DB:** Prisma + SQLite as default; PostgreSQL for production-grade apps
- **Build/deploy:** Single Docker container pattern — nearly every app ships as one container

### Infrastructure
- Runs an **Unraid** server as his primary self-hosting platform
- Personal Gitea at **git.alwisp.com** — personal repos under `jason/` user
- Work Gitea at **git.mpm.to** — MPM org repos (plugin: `git-mpm`)
- **TotalMCP** unified MCP gateway runs at `10.2.0.35:8811` on Unraid `br0`
- Obsidian vault accessible at `10.2.0.2:27124` (self-signed cert, `-k` always needed)
- Gitea CI runners used for building Docker images (e.g., stepview)

### CoWork plugins and skills
Jason maintains a suite of Claude CoWork plugins at git.mpm.to and git.alwisp.com. Key ones:
- `mpm-brand-voice-plugin` — MPM brand voice enforcement
- `odoo-mpm-plugin` / `odoo-plugin-creation` — Odoo ERP access
- `display-catalog-plugin` — MP.TV product catalog generation
- `prompt-optimizer` — transforms rough requests into polished prompts
- `git-personal` — personal Gitea (git.alwisp.com)
- `git-mpm` — work Gitea (git.mpm.to)

## Personal projects (git.alwisp.com/jason)

| Repo                   | What it is                                                                |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **[[alwisp]]**         | Dockerized LAMP website for his wireless ISP                              |
| **[[breedr]]**         | Dog breeding genealogy management system                                  |
| **[[codedump]]**       | Internal dashboard for tracking AI tools and coding projects              |
| **[[codexium-odoo]]**  | CODEXIUM MRP platform — Odoo variant                                      |
| **[[cpas]]**           | CPAS violation tracker with Puppeteer PDF generation                      |
| **[[email]]**          | Google Workspace email signature manager                                  |
| **[[fabdash]]**        | Fabrication project management and scheduling dashboard                   |
| **[[family-planner]]** | Self-hosted family dashboard (calendars, chores, meals, screensaver)      |
| **[[inven]]**          | Inventory management with BOMs, orders, invoicing on SQLite               |
| **[[memer]]**          | Self-hosted meme gallery with Telegram/SMS quick-share                    |
| **[[mempalace]]**      | Server-mode MemPalace fork — shared AI memory palace over LAN             |
| **[[mrp]]**            | CODEXIUM MRP — manufacturing resource planning platform                   |
| **[[mrp-qrcode]]**     | MRP with QR traveler cards, operator scan flow, in-browser STEP viewer    |
| **[[nyaa-crawler]]**   | Nyaa.si anime torrent tracker and auto-downloader                         |
| **[[pos]]**            | Full-stack TypeScript point-of-sale (Android + Node + React)              |
| **[[rack-planner]]**   | RackMapper — network rack visualizer and service dependency mapper        |
| **[[stepview]]**       | Self-hosted in-browser 3D STEP file viewer (OpenCascade WASM + three.js)  |
| **[[storybid]]**       | Charity auction platform with PWA offline bidding and Stripe payments     |
| **[[totalmcp]]**       | Unified MCP gateway for the ALPHA stack (Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity) |
| **[[ui-tracker]]**     | Unifi Store stock monitor with Telegram alerts                            |
| **[[pnger]]**          | PNG editor/resizer — TypeScript + Svelte + Sharp                          |
| **[[qrknit]]**         | Commercial QR code generator and URL shortener (own org: qrknit/qrknit)   |

## Notes

- Gitea file uploads must use Python + temp files for base64 encoding — `echo -n | base64` causes corruption
- Nearly all apps follow the single-container Docker pattern designed for Unraid deployment
- Jason builds for himself and for MPM — personal projects skew toward home automation, media, and fabrication tooling

### Deployment workflow
- **CI/CD:** Push to Gitea (`git.alwisp.com`) → Gitea Actions → Docker build → push to `registry.alwisp.com`
- **Gitea Actions runner image:** `catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest`
- **Image tag pattern:** `registry.alwisp.com/{owner}/{repo}:latest`
- **Deployment target:** Unraid Docker GUI (manual container creation after image push)
- **Network preference:** Always **Custom: br0** — dedicated LAN IP per container, subnet `10.2.0.0/24`; never bridge; reason: direct app-to-app communication without port mapping
- **Volume root:** `/mnt/user/appdata/{app-name}/` on Unraid host
- **Privileged containers:** OFF by default
- **Tailscale on containers:** OFF by default
- Full deployment reference: [[unraid-deployment]]