RafaeL Malaquias RafaeL-Malaquias

$ whoami

{
  "name":           "Rafael Malaquias",
  "location":       "Ireland",
  "role":           "Junior Software Developer",
  "background":     "Front-end development",
  "current_focus":  [
    "Backend development",
    "Linux systems",
    "Docker deployments",
    "Web servers",
    "Game server environments"
  ],
  "daily_driver":   "Linux · personal VPS labs",
  "learning":       ["Node.js", "Python", "Go", "Databases", "Testing", "CI/CD"],
  "hobbies":        ["Game scripting", "Homelab experimentation", "Server administration", "Espresso"]
}

👾 Technical Profile

I started with front-end development — building responsive layouts, consuming REST APIs and deploying projects on GitHub Pages. I am now actively expanding into backend development, server administration, containerisation and deployment workflows.

Most of my systems work happens in personal VPS labs and study environments where I practise Linux configuration, Docker deployments, web hosting and game server management. I keep things honest: I document what I build, I separate what I practise from what I am still learning, and I do not claim expertise I have not earned.

🛠 Technologies & Tools

✅ Practised

Layer	Skills
Front-end	HTML5 · CSS3 · JavaScript · Responsive Design · DOM Manipulation · REST API Integration
Systems	Linux · Windows Server · Bash · VPS Administration · Web Server Configuration · Docker Basics
Scripting	Lua · FiveM Resources · MTA Server Config · Game Server Administration
Tooling	Git · GitHub · GitHub Pages · GitHub Actions (basics)

📚 Currently Learning

Area	Technologies
Backend	Node.js · Python · Go · REST API Development
Databases	PostgreSQL (fundamentals) · Basic database design
DevOps	Docker Compose · CI/CD pipelines · Monitoring basics
Auth & Testing	Authentication fundamentals · Automated testing

⚠️ Technologies marked as Currently Learning are active study areas — not proven production skills.

🖥 Personal Labs & VPS Environments

These are personal study and experimentation environments, not production infrastructure. They exist to practise hands-on skills outside of tutorials.

~/study-labs
│
├── linux-server-lab          # Debian/Ubuntu server configuration & administration
├── windows-server-lab        # Windows Server environments & Active Directory basics
├── docker-experiments        # Container builds, volumes, networking
├── web-server-deployments    # Nginx / Apache · reverse proxies · domain config
├── game-server-projects      # FiveM · MTA · Lua scripting · resource management
└── vps-practice-environments # Cloud VPS · SSH · firewall rules · service deployment

Practised in these environments: Server configuration · Docker deployment · VPS administration · Web hosting · Game server hosting · Networking · Troubleshooting · System maintenance

🚀 Featured Projects

🌐 Front-end

Project	Description	Stack	Links
FocusTimer V2.0	Responsive Pomodoro timer with focus modes, timer controls and sound management. Modular JS architecture deployed via GitHub Pages.	`HTML` `CSS` `JavaScript`	Repo · Live
Pokodex — PokéAPI	Interactive Pokédex consuming live data from the PokéAPI. Displays Pokémon info, types, images and stats dynamically via JavaScript.	`HTML` `CSS` `JavaScript` `REST API`	Repo
Projeto Strata	Responsive image gallery focused on HTML/CSS visual presentation and content organisation.	`HTML` `CSS`	Repo
Quicklist	Front-end project focused on responsive layout, typography and JavaScript interaction.	`HTML` `CSS` `JavaScript`	Repo
Projeto Discover	Front-end project using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JSON data.	`HTML` `CSS` `JS` `JSON`	Repo

🖥 Server & Scripting

Project	Description	Stack	Links
Docker MTA Server	Study project combining Docker, Linux server configuration, Lua setup files and game server deployment.	`Docker` `Linux` `Lua` `Bash`	Repo
FiveM Scripts	Collection of Lua scripts and experiments for FiveM resources and game server development.	`Lua` `FiveM` `Game Server`	Repo

📊 GitHub Statistics

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🐍 Contribution Activity

🎯 Career Interests

I am actively looking for opportunities where I can continue developing across the full stack and infrastructure layer.

What I am working toward:
  → Backend development roles (Node.js · Python · Go)
  → Junior DevOps or system administration positions
  → Teams that value learning and hands-on growth
  → Open-source collaboration

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