Self-hosted infrastructure01
Google Photos → Immich
Repurposed an ASUS laptop into a private photo cloud for four family members, using Immich, Debian, Docker, and Tailscale.
Read the case studySoftware engineer · Systems thinker
Building reliable
software systems.
Software Engineer specializing in
Automation, AI, and System Design.
Thoughtful architecture. Practical tools. Reliable outcomes.
01 / Engineering with intent
Beyond test scripts.
Towards better systems.
I'm Atul Chavan, a Software Engineer with a background in automation architecture. I build platforms and tools that make software more reliable, from Java testing frameworks to AI-assisted engineering workflows.
A little more about me02 / Selected work
Engineering in practice.
Self-hosted infrastructure02
Hosting My Own Website
Serving atulchavan.com from a repurposed ASUS laptop with Astro, Docker, Caddy, and Cloudflare Tunnel. A practical look at the architecture, deployment workflow, and trade-offs.
Read the case studyAutomation architecture03
API Automation Framework
Building a Java and TestNG API automation framework, then running it through a GitHub-backed Jenkins pipeline with three isolated Docker agents.
Read the case study03 / Currently exploring
Always building.
Always learning.
The questions and systems
I'm spending time on right now.
- 01
AI-assisted testing
Building useful AI into testing and engineering workflows.
- 02
Automation at scale
Designing maintainable frameworks and faster feedback loops.
- 03
Systems & infrastructure
Deepening system design and cloud-native engineering through hands-on work.
- 04
Learning in the open
Documenting home lab projects, self-hosting, and the decisions behind them.
04 / Engineering journal
Notes from the workbench.
From the ongoing series on building a Java API automation framework.