$ Editor & Terminal
Cursor
Primary AI-powered editor built on VS Code. Integrated AI for faster development and intelligent code suggestions.
Visual Studio Code
Fallback editor with extensive extensions for different projects.
Key Extensions
Vim/Neovim
For quick edits and server work. Custom configuration with syntax highlighting and file-specific settings.
let mapleader = " "
set number relativenumber
set expandtab tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 iTerm2 + Zsh
Terminal setup with Oh My Zsh, Powerlevel10k theme, and extensive aliases for DevOps workflows.
PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u\[\033[01;33m\]@\[\033[01;36m\]\h \[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ ' Tmux
Session management and pane splitting for persistent terminal sessions.
# Prefix: Ctrl+a
set -g prefix C-a
bind | split-window -h
bind - split-window -v $ Infrastructure & Cloud
Terraform / OpenTofu
Infrastructure as Code for provisioning cloud resources. Using both HashiCorp Terraform and OpenTofu.
Terragrunt
Terraform wrapper for DRY configurations and better state management across environments.
AWS / Azure / GCP CLIs
Command-line tools for managing multi-cloud infrastructure and services.
Ansible
Configuration management and automation for server provisioning and application deployment.
HashiCorp Vault
Secrets management for secure credential storage and rotation across environments.
$ Kubernetes
kubectl + kubectx/kubens
Essential Kubernetes CLI tools for cluster management and context switching.
k9s
Terminal UI for Kubernetes clusters. My go-to tool for cluster navigation and resource management.
Helm
Kubernetes package manager for deploying and managing applications with charts.
Development Clusters
Local Kubernetes development with kind, k3d, and minikube for testing and development.
stern + kubetail
Multi-pod log tailing for debugging and monitoring applications across pods.
Kubernetes Aliases
$ Containers & Security
Docker + OrbStack
Container development with Docker and OrbStack for fast, lightweight Linux VMs on macOS.
Trivy
Vulnerability scanner for containers, IaC, and filesystems. Essential for security compliance.
Checkov + tfsec
Infrastructure security scanning for Terraform and cloud configurations.
SOPS + Age
Encrypted secrets in Git repositories using SOPS with Age encryption.
Cosign
Container image signing and verification for supply chain security.
dive + crane
Docker image analysis and container registry tools for optimizing image layers.
$ CLI Tools
Modern CLI Replacements
Better alternatives to traditional Unix tools for improved productivity.
Development Tools
Essential tools for development and debugging workflows.
Git Aliases (50+ shortcuts)
$ Desktop Apps
Rectangle
Window management for macOS with keyboard shortcuts for snapping and organizing windows.
Notion
Knowledge base, project management, and documentation. My second brain for everything.
Slack + Discord
Team communication and community engagement. Slack for work, Discord for tech communities.
Chrome + Firefox
Web browsing and development testing across different engines and extension ecosystems.
1Password
Password management and secure credential storage across all devices and teams.
Complete Brewfile Applications
This setup is constantly evolving. All configurations are version-controlled in my dotfiles repository for easy replication across machines. No affiliate links - these are genuinely the tools I use daily for platform engineering and DevOps work.
Last updated: February 2026