My Toolbox

Welcome to my toolbox! These are the tools I rely on every day to streamline my workflow and make things happen. From managing containers to tweaking my terminal setup, each of these has a special place in my toolkit.

Operating Systems & Terminals

• Fedora Linux - My go-to Linux distro for development and servers.
• Debian Linux - A rock-solid Linux distro I use for running servers on single-board computers, offering stability and versatility.
• Windows 11 - Used for work, development, gaming.
• macOS - Also used for work & development.
• Kitty (Linux/MacOS) - GPU-accelerated terminal emulator. See my configuration here.
• Windows Terminal - My terminal of choice on Windows.

Shell & Environment

• Bash - My favorite shell for scripting and terminal management. See my configuration here.
• Zsh - Another shell I occasionally use. See my configuration here.

Code Editor

• Neovim - https://gitlab.com/jasoncarpenter/configuration_neovim My favorite text editor, powered by:
  • LazyVim - a Neovim setup that simplifies customization and extends config, built on 💤 lazy.nvim.

Terminal Multiplexing & Utilities

• Tmux - For terminal multiplexing. See my configuration here.
  • tmux-copycat - A plugin that enhances tmux search.
  • tmux-logging - Easy logging and screen capturing for Tmux.
  • tmux-open - Tmux key bindings for quick opening of a highlighted file or url.
  • tmux-sessionist - Lightweight tmux utils for manipulating sessions.
  • tmux-yank - Tmux plugin for copying to system clipboard. Works on OSX, Linux and Cygwin.
  • tmux-which-key - A plugin for tmux that allows users to select actions from a customizable popup menu 🧰.

Containers & Kubernetes

• Docker - Containerization for microservices.
• Podman - For daemonless container management.
• Microk8s - Lightweight Kubernetes for home lab experiments.
• Minikube - Kubernetes made easy for local development.
• Helm - Kubernetes package manager.
• k9s - https://gitlab.com/jasoncarpenter/configuration_k9s An essential terminal UI for managing Kubernetes clusters.

Infrastructure as Code

• CDK - Define cloud infrastructure using TypeScript.
• Terraform - Provision and manage infrastructure through code.
• Ansible - Automate configuration management.

Programming & Scripting

• Python - My go-to language for scripting and automation.
• TypeScript - For web and API development, scripting, and IaC.
• Bash - Powerful shell scripting language.