Linux and containers
Maintaining Linux-based hosts and Docker workloads with clear service separation and controlled changes.
Guernsey, Channel Islands
Kyle Cowens
Designer and operator of Vertex Homelab. Building and maintaining private infrastructure for media, cloud storage, secure remote access and technical services.
Profile
Building systems that remain understandable.
Kyle Cowens is a Guernsey-based technology specialist who designs and operates Vertex Homelab, a private self-hosted infrastructure platform running media, cloud storage and supporting technical services.
Storage and recovery
Managing encrypted storage, service data, backups and recovery procedures for long-running systems.
Secure remote access
Publishing selected services through encrypted tunnels without exposing public router ports.
Documentation
Recording architecture, service dependencies, deployment procedures and fault recovery steps.
Responsibilities
Operating Vertex Homelab.
The platform combines OpenMediaVault, Docker, Cloudflare Tunnel, private cloud services and media applications on locally managed hardware.
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Service operation
Deploying, updating and troubleshooting containerised services.
02
Storage management
Maintaining encrypted business and personal data alongside separate media storage.
03
Remote access
Routing selected services through Cloudflare Tunnel while keeping internal systems private.
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Recovery planning
Maintaining backups, configuration records and repeatable recovery procedures.
Approach
Controlled exposure. Recoverable systems.
Vertex Homelab is designed around service separation, minimal external exposure, documented configuration and the ability to recover systems without relying on memory or undocumented manual changes.
Professional profile
Kyle Cowens
View Kyle's professional background, current projects and technical work through his public LinkedIn profile.