MikroTik Multi-Protocol Core
A homelab with one physical RB1100AHX2 CORE router (RouterOS 7.23.1) and three CHR instances, running VLANs, inter-ASN eBGP, OSPF, VXLAN and EVPN BGP simultaneously.
Firewall Hardening & Telegram Alerting
Closed a critical blanket-accept rule on the public L2TP interface, then built a Telegram alerting bot for CPU load, interface status, and internet connectivity.
Monitoring Stack: Zabbix + Grafana
Installed Zabbix 7.2 LTS and Grafana OSS on AlmaLinux 9 with MariaDB. Currently exploring Telegraf + InfluxDB for per-interface MikroTik traffic monitoring via SNMP.
2 Node Proxmox Architecture
An Ubuntu running Dovecot and Roundcube and a Mailcow mail server, and domain managed through Cloudflare.
Tools and Systems
Tech Arsenal.
Tools and Systems I use to build & keep networks running.
Certifications
Certifications & courses I've completed.
Vendor certifications, online courses, and training I've completed.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2025 AI Foundations Associate (1Z0-1122-25)
Oracle
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Practical Basic Penetration Testing
Linuxhackingid's Practical Basic Penetration Testing course focuses on the fundamentals of ethical hacking, including lab configuration, Linux commands, and pentesting methodology. This course is designed to provide a practical understanding of security vulnerabilities and system defense testing.
IDNIC Training #6 - BGP INTERMEDIATE
Successfully completed an Intermediate training certification focusing on Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for multinational and inter-Autonomous System (AS) networks. Through this intensive training, I deepened my technical competency in internet operations and advanced routing architecture to build reliable, efficient, and highly scalable internet network infrastructure.
About
Soplantila, Nefaro Christ Alexander.
I'm a network & infrastructure engineer, 18 years old, from Bandung, West Java. My day-to-day work covers cross-vendor device configuration MikroTik, Cisco, and Huawei VRP/CloudEngine for data center needs.
My background is in the Computer Engineering & Networking (TKJ) vocational track at SMK Prakarya Internasional. Outside of work, I run my own homelab to experiment with routing, hardening, and monitoring and I've started offering freelance services to other clients.
Contact
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