I build things — in servers, in soil, and in-game. This is my corner of the internet.
// I think therefore I am
Hey — I'm Fernando Regino, based out of the Phoenix area. I'm the kind of person who has a home server rack, a citrus grove, a flock of chickens, and a KF2 server running simultaneously. I like building things and keeping them running.
Whether it's tinkering with infrastructure, racking up hours in a shooter, nursing a Meyer lemon back to health after a spider mite infestation, or collecting fresh eggs from the backyard — I'm all in.
This site is a living snapshot of what I'm into. No fluff, no corporate speak — just real stuff I care about.
Running my own home lab — servers, networking, self-hosted services. I prefer owning my stack.
Counter-Strike 2 and Killing Floor 2 are my main games. I even host my own KF2 server for the community.
9 trees in containers, 6 in-ground — a full citrus grove in the Phoenix desert. Bears lime, Meyer lemon, clementine, and more.
Fresh eggs daily and natural fertilizer for the citrus trees. The chickens earn their keep.
// in the yard
Growing citrus in the Phoenix desert is its own kind of project — managing heat, pests, soil pH, and timing. I'm running a full grove: 9 trees in containers and 6 in-ground — 15 total and counting.
Container-grown. Survived spider mites and a magnesium deficiency.
Container tree. Ongoing battle with chlorosis — pH management is key.
In-ground. Leafminer pressure this season — Spinosad to the rescue.
// In Vino Veritas
1,658 hrs — 307/307 achievements (perfect run). Server at kf2.troll-ed.com:7780
// KF2 server is open to all — come frag some zeds.
// the other residents
What's a backyard citrus grove without a flock of chickens? Mine pull double duty — they keep me stocked with fresh eggs daily and produce the best all-natural fertilizer my citrus trees have ever seen.
It's a closed loop: the chickens eat, the trees get fed, the trees fruit, and I get breakfast. Somewhere between homesteading and engineering, that's where I live.
Daily eggs from the flock — no grocery store cardboard-flavored eggs in this house.
Chicken compost goes straight to the citrus grove. The trees have never looked better.
Chickens feed the trees, trees feed us. A self-sustaining backyard ecosystem in the Arizona desert.
// infrastructure
Three machines. One philosophy: own your stack. I run everything from game servers to storage to network security out of my home — and yes, I have automations for my automations.