Sunlit green hills beneath a clear blue sky

Mihai Laudat.

Student in Munich. I run a Linux homelab, build networks
and manage IT for a charitable foundation.

About me.

Most of my IT experience starts
with something I needed to run.

I’m a student at Lion-Feuchtwanger-Gymnasium in Munich, with a hands-on interest in Linux, networking, containers and IT security. My homelab is where I explore ideas, solve problems and keep learning.

Since January 2026, I’ve also been the volunteer IT lead at Fundația de Caritate Izvorul Alb, helping a charitable foundation put technology to practical use.

Projects.

Personal project Ongoing

Self-hosted homelab

A containerised home environment with 15+ services, covering identity, networking, media and home automation.

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Inside the homelab

Services include authentik for SSO, Headscale for VPN, AdGuard Home for DNS, Frigate, Jellyfin and Home Assistant.

Hands-on troubleshooting has included database migration corruption, VPN access policies and port conflicts.

Personal project Completed

Home network

Planning and installing a complete home network, from rack mounting and structured cabling to Wi-Fi coverage.

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The setup

One TP-Link Festa switch, three access points and a controller, installed across a five-room apartment for three users.

I handled the planning, rack mounting, structured cabling and patching.

Technical skills.

Systems & containers
Debian / Linux, Docker, Docker Compose, Unraid, macOS, Windows
Networks & hardware
VLANs, WireGuard, Headscale / Tailscale, pfSense, OpenWrt, DNS, NAT, TP-Link Festa, structured cabling
Security & identity
SSO / OIDC, authentik, Duo MFA, access and permissions, GDPR basics
Cloud & databases
Microsoft Azure, Google Workspace, MySQL / MariaDB, PostgreSQL
Web & services
WordPress, nginx, PHP, HTML / CSS, Nginx Proxy Manager, Stripe

Experience & education.

January 2026 — present

Volunteer IT Manager

Fundația de Caritate Izvorul Alb · Romania

Supporting a charitable foundation with cloud services, its website, secure collaboration and hands-on volunteer training.

2022 — present

Lion-Feuchtwanger-Gymnasium

Munich, Germany

Focused on computer science and natural sciences. Elected class representative for three consecutive years from 2024.

An international start

Singapore to Munich

Primary schooling in Singapore, followed by a German integration class in Munich in 2021–2022.

Outside IT.

3D printing and IoT tinkering. Scuba diving, skiing and golf. Flying drones.
And life with a black Labrador.

Languages

Romanian
Native
English
Native level
German
B2

PADI Open Water & Enriched Air Nitrox certified.

Get in touch.

For IT work experience or a project you’d like to discuss,
email me at the address below.

Say hello