ArclightcraftIndependent infrastructure consulting

For small teams with real infrastructure to run.

Infrastructure your team can operate.

The server nobody wants to touch. The cluster without an owner. The AWS bill that keeps growing. I help you put things in order, with working systems and the documentation to keep them that way.

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The tools follow the problem.

Linux / Docker / Proxmox / Kubernetes / AWS / GitOps

A clear scope.
A known price.

Start with the problem you need solved. We agree on scope, deliverables and a fixed price before work begins.

Starting prices in USD. Timing depends on the agreed scope. Open a service to see what it can include.

Server rescue &
containerization

Turn a fragile legacy server into a documented setup with containers, backups and monitoring.

From$1,500Typically 1–2 weeks

Scope may include

  • An inventory and risk review before changes.
  • Docker Compose on Proxmox or a cloud VM, with a reverse proxy and TLS.
  • Off-site backups and a documented restore test.
  • Availability alerts, resource monitoring and an operating runbook.

Kubernetes
platform setup

Give your developers a repeatable way to deploy, with GitOps, observability and infrastructure as code.

From$3,500Typically 2–4 weeks

Scope may include

  • K3s on your VMs or Amazon EKS, managed with Terraform.
  • GitOps with ArgoCD or Fleet and a delivery pipeline.
  • Ingress, certificate automation, secrets and a private registry.
  • Prometheus, Grafana and Loki, with alerts and operating documentation.

AWS cost &
reliability review

Understand where the money goes and where the risks are. Leave with a prioritized, practical plan.

From$1,200Typically 1 week

Scope may include

  • Cost Explorer analysis, rightsizing and idle resource review.
  • Savings Plans, Spot and S3 lifecycle options suited to your workload.
  • IAM, network and backup posture checks.
  • A written report and walkthrough. Implementation can be scoped separately.

Ongoing
operations

Keep an experienced operator close to your systems, without adding a full-time infrastructure role.

From$400/moMonthly retainer

Scope may include

  • Monitoring and a monthly infrastructure health report.
  • Scheduled operating system and container updates.
  • Backup checks, restore tests and certificate maintenance.
  • Changes, support hours and incident coverage agreed in writing.

Need a second pair of eyes? Scoped migrations, incident reviews and architecture advice are also available at $95/hour.

An operator’s
perspective.

I’m Lino, the engineer behind Arclightcraft. My work spans system administration, software development and production operations, with experience on both sides of a deployment.

The aim is a system your team understands: clear ownership, useful alerts, tested recovery and a handover you can use.

Hands-on practice

Work with multi-region K3s and GitOps, self-hosted identity and mail, Cloudflare access, Proxmox virtualization and delivery pipelines.

Tools chosen for the environment, with documentation alongside the implementation.

  1. Since 2025

    Orion Digital Services

    Principal DevOps Engineer

    Multi-environment Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, Cloudflare, certificate automation and incident response.

  2. 2023–2025

    XT Online Software Services

    DevOps Engineer & Network Administrator

    Linux and Windows infrastructure, Docker, Kubernetes, delivery pipelines, DNS and network operations.

  3. 2009–2023

    Desoft S.A.

    System Administrator, Developer & IT Security Specialist

    Python development and IT security from 2009; system administration from 2018. Enterprise systems, Active Directory and high-availability applications.

B.Sc. in Computer Science Engineering, University of Las Tunas.

From first conversation
to a useful handover.

You know what is being changed, why it matters and how to operate it afterwards.

  1. Understand

    We discuss your setup, the problem and the constraints. We decide whether the project is a good fit.

  2. Agree

    You receive a written scope with deliverables, exclusions, timing and price. Work starts after approval.

  3. Build

    Changes live in your repositories. You get progress updates and a clear view of what is being done.

  4. Hand over

    We walk through the system, documentation and recovery procedures. Any ongoing support is agreed in the scope.

Let’s put things
in order.

Tell me what you run, what is getting in the way and what a good outcome looks like. A few lines are enough to start.

Write directly to Lino

lino@arclightcraft.com
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Phone +1 (281) 662-4976

Texas, USA. English & Spanish.