# alikhil.dev

> Personal technical blog and portfolio by Alik Khilazhev. It covers Kubernetes, DevOps, SRE, Go, self-hosting, and open source.

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## Latest posts

- [Protect Kubernetes Services with OAuth2 Proxy, Gateway API, Traefik, and Pocket ID](https://alikhil.dev/posts/oauth2-proxy-gateway-api-traefik/): A practical Gateway API replacement for ingress-nginx auth annotations: protect Kubernetes services with Traefik ForwardAuth, OAuth2 Proxy, and Pocket ID.
- [How to not burnout](https://alikhil.dev/posts/how-to-not-burnout/): Burnout prevention for software engineers: practical ways to set work-life boundaries, recharge, and protect your motivation
- [How to control RGB on RAM sticks, motherboards, coolers, graphics cards programmatically with OpenRGB.](https://alikhil.dev/posts/control-rgb-lights-with-openrgb/): Install OpenRGB on Linux and use a systemd service to turn off RGB lighting on every boot.
- [Forward SMS to Telegram with Android](https://alikhil.dev/posts/forward-sms-to-telegram-with-android/): How I forward SMS to Telegram using a dedicated Android phone.
- [Goodbye, nix-darwin!](https://alikhil.dev/posts/goodbye-nix-darwin/): Why I stopped using nix-darwin on macOS after slow rebuilds, painful updates, installer script issues, and corporate tooling conflicts.


## Site sections

- [Home](https://alikhil.dev/)
- [Posts](https://alikhil.dev/posts/)
- [Projects](https://alikhil.dev/pages/projects)
- [Topics](https://alikhil.dev/topics/)
- [Talks](https://alikhil.dev/pages/talks)
- [Archives](https://alikhil.dev/archives)
- [Search](https://alikhil.dev/search)


## Topics and projects

- [Kubernetes](https://alikhil.dev/kubernetes/): Kubernetes notes and guides.
- [Self-hosting](https://alikhil.dev/self-hosting/): Self-hosting projects and notes.
- [Tools](https://alikhil.dev/tools/): Tools and utilities.
- [Projects](https://alikhil.dev/pages/projects/): Open source work and side projects.
- [Talks](https://alikhil.dev/pages/talks/): Conference talks and presentations.

## Profiles and feeds

- [GitHub](https://github.com/alikhil)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/alikhil)
- [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/users/3443964/alik-khilazhev)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alikhil/)
- [X](https://x.com/akhilazhev)
- [RSS](https://alikhil.dev/index.xml)