About this site

Welcome to Layer99 – Beyond Tech. Beyond Rules.

I started this blog in March 2025 as a way to capture the things I build, break, and learn. It’s part engineering notebook, part personal journal, and part open space for ideas.

Here’s what you’ll find here:

• 🛰 Tech & Automation — ISP-grade networking, config backups, monitoring at scale, and the tools I build to make operations smoother.
• ⚡ AI & Productivity — experiments with AI assistants, dashboards, and methods for turning chaos into clarity.
• 🌍 Personal Passions — my travels, adventures, food explorations, music, and the little tips & tricks I pick up along the way.

This is a place where work and life mix. Some posts will be deep-dives into automation projects, others might be about a trip, a dish I loved, or reflections outside the digital world.

By subscribing, you’ll get updates straight to your inbox — no algorithms, no noise, just new stories as I publish them. You’ll also have access to the full archive of everything here: a growing library of tech, travel, and personal insights.

Thanks for reading, and welcome to my corner of the web.

— Awal Hakim