Self-hosting Kubernetes on bare metal. Building decentralized protocols on Solana & Ethereum.
⚡ Homelab — cka-hellomichka cluster
$ kubectl get nodes -o wide
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION INTERNAL-IP
hellomichka-a8 Ready control-plane — v1.34.8 192.168.1.52
cka-worker-01 Ready <none> — v1.34.8 192.168.1.12
$ curl -sI https://lab.michka.dev/ | grep -E "HTTP|server"
HTTP/2 200
server: cloudflare # ✓ tunnel actifStack:
| Component | Technology | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orchestration | Kubernetes (kubeadm) v1.34.8 |
✅ Running |
| CNI | Calico VXLAN v3.29 |
✅ Running |
| Virtualisation | KVM / libvirt | ✅ Running |
| Internet tunnel | Cloudflare Tunnel (cloudflared) 2026.6.0 |
✅ Running |
| Mesh VPN | Tailscale | ✅ Running |
| OS | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ✅ Running |
| Ingress | ingress-nginx | 🔜 Deploying |
Network flow:
Internet → Cloudflare anycast (TLS · WAF · QUIC)
→ cloudflared (ml-hellomichka · 192.168.1.11)
→ kube-proxy NodePort (:30080)
→ pod nginx (ingress-lab · cka-worker-01)
🔗 Live: lab.michka.dev · 📦 Cluster CKA auto-hébergé, zero cloud control-plane dependency
const skills = {
blockchain: {
solana: ["Anchor", "SPL Tokens", "Program Development"],
ethereum: ["Solidity", "Smart Contracts", "dApps"],
layer2: ["Scroll", "zkEVM"]
},
languages: ["Rust", "TypeScript", "Solidity"],
infra: ["Kubernetes", "kubeadm", "Calico", "Cloudflare Tunnel", "Tailscale"],
specializations: [
"DeFi Protocols", "Zero-Knowledge Proofs",
"DEX Architecture", "Trading Systems", "Bare-metal K8s"
]
}|
Scientific Research Tokenization DApp with RIS scoring and simulated funding. Tech: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Solana (mock), Anchor (skeleton) View Project → |
Web3-ready meme discovery/interaction app. Tech: Next.js, TypeScript View Project → |
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Decentralized voting application built on Ethereum. Tech: Solidity, Web3, React View Project → |
D21 voting system with both positive and negative votes. Tech: Rust, Anchor View Project → |
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Zero-knowledge proof experiments around smart order routing. Tech: Rust/TypeScript, ZK View Project → |
Secure vault implementation for ERC20 tokens on EVM-compatible blockchains, built with Foundry. Tech: Solidity, ERC-20, ERC-4626 View Project → |
Infrastructure & DevOps
Blockchain Development
Web Development
- 🖥️ Homelab — Deploying ingress-nginx, hardening bare-metal K8s cluster
- ⛓️ Blockchain — Advanced DeFi protocols on Solana
- 🔐 ZK — Zero-Knowledge proof systems
- 🤝 Open to collaborations on Web3 & infrastructure projects
- ✅ Bare-metal Kubernetes — kubeadm cluster, Calico VXLAN, Cloudflare Tunnel, Tailscale mesh
- ✅ Multi-chain Development — Proficient in Solana & Ethereum
- ✅ DeFi Specialist — Built DEX router and trading platforms
- ✅ Cryptography Expert — Implemented ZK proof systems
- ✅ Full-Stack — End-to-end dApp development
- Bootstrap bare-metal Kubernetes homelab cluster
- Deploy ingress-nginx + cert-manager in production
- Contribute to major Solana ecosystem projects
- Publish ZK cryptography research
- Launch production DeFi protocol
- 💼 LinkedIn: Mickaël Girondeau
- 🐦 Twitter: @helloMichka78
- 📧 Email: mickael.girondeau@gmail.com
- 💬 Discord: helloMichka
- 🌐 Portfolio: chains-of-vertu.xyz
- 🖥️ Homelab: lab.michka.dev