<h1>Hi, I'm Chase! <br/>
Digital Systems | Infrastructure | RF Edge Systems
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<h3>
I build real-world systems that combine data, automation, and infrastructure. 
From dashboards and full-stack apps to homelab environments, everything I create is designed to solve practical problems and scale.
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<ul>
 <li>🚀 Currently building data dashboards & system monitoring tools</li>
 <li>🖥️ Running a full homelab (Proxmox, Kubernetes, Docker)</li> 
 <li>⚙️ Focused on automation, infrastructure, and real-world systems</li>
 <li>🧠 Ask me about Raspberry Pi clusters, K3s, or system design</li>
 <li>📫 Reach me: Chasedumphord@gmail.com</li>
 <li>⚡ Fun fact: I have ball pythons 🐍 along with dogs</li>
</ul>

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# 🧠 Ced’s Portfolio System

👉 **Live Site:** https://ced4568.github.io/ced-portfolio

This repository represents a **live system portfolio**, not just static projects.

It showcases:

* 📊 **Ced’s NOC Dashboard** (live system monitoring)
* 🧠 **HomeLab Infrastructure** (Proxmox, VLANs, services)
* ☸️ **K3s Cluster** (distributed compute)
* 📡 **APRS iGate (RF Edge System)**

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# 📊 Ced’s NOC Dashboard

A central visibility layer for all systems.

### 🔍 What it shows:

* Infrastructure health
* Service availability
* Network segmentation
* RF edge system status

### 🧠 Why it matters:

This demonstrates:

* System monitoring mindset
* Operational visibility
* Real-world infrastructure awareness

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## 🖼️ Live Dashboard Preview

### 📊 Metrics Overview

![NOC Metrics](./screenshots/noc-metrics.png)

### 🖥️ Systems Overview

![NOC Systems](./screenshots/noc-systems.png)

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## 🔴 Live System Status

![Ced's NOC](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://ced4568.github.io/ced-portfolio/data/noc-badge.json&style=for-the-badge)

![Edge](https://img.shields.io/badge/Edge-RF%20Active-orange?style=for-the-badge)
![Portfolio](https://img.shields.io/badge/Portfolio-Live-blue?style=for-the-badge)

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# 🧠 Featured System — Ced’s NOC (Network Operations Center)

A real-time monitoring and observability platform built on top of my homelab infrastructure.

### 🔍 What it demonstrates:

* Live system monitoring (services, nodes, edge systems)
* Infrastructure visibility across VLANs and clusters
* Custom dashboard UI (portfolio + operational view)
* Service health tracking (latency, uptime, status)
* Real data ingestion (not simulated)

### ⚙️ Stack:

* Python (health checks / data generation)
* JSON API (status feed)
* JavaScript (dynamic UI rendering)
* Future: Grafana + Prometheus integration

👉 This is the **core system** that ties everything together.

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# 🧱 Foundation — Ced’s Home Lab (Infrastructure + Monitoring)

Real-world environment used to simulate production systems and host services.

* Proxmox virtualization platform
* K3s Kubernetes cluster (Raspberry Pi)
* TrueNAS storage system
* Nginx Proxy Manager (external access layer)
* VLAN segmentation (Main / IoT / HomeLab / Guest)
* Monitoring stack (Grafana, Prometheus, Uptime Kuma)

👉 The NOC dashboard is built directly on top of this environment.

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# 📡 Edge System — APRS iGate (RF → Internet Gateway)

A real-world RF system that feeds live data into infrastructure.

* Raspberry Pi + Direwolf APRS TNC
* Audio chain tuning (critical for decode accuracy)
* APRS-IS integration
* Real beacon ingestion from handheld radios

🔗 **Project:**
https://github.com/ced4568/ceds-aprs-igate

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## 🔥 Key Insight

This system bridges:

```
RF (radio signals) → Digital Infrastructure → Internet (APRS-IS)
```

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## 🎯 Key Tuning Insight

* Target audio level: **~50–60**
* Too high → clipping / decode failure
* Too low → missed packets

This was tuned using:

* Direwolf audio level output
* Real beacon testing from handheld radios

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# 🧠 Featured Projects

<ul>
 <li>
  <b>🧠 Ced’s NOC Dashboard</b><br/>
  Real-time monitoring system providing visibility into infrastructure, services, and edge systems.<br/>
  <b>Highlights:</b> Live status tracking, latency monitoring, alert panel, dynamic UI updates.<br/>
  <b>Source:</b> <a href="https://github.com/ced4568/ceds-homelab">ceds-homelab</a>
 </li>

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 <li>
  <b>🧱 Ced’s Home Lab</b><br/>
  Full infrastructure environment simulating production systems using virtualization and Kubernetes.<br/>
  <b>Highlights:</b> Proxmox VE, K3s cluster (12-node Pi cluster), VLAN segmentation, reverse proxy, monitoring stack.<br/>
  <b>Source:</b> <a href="https://github.com/ced4568/ceds-homelab">ceds-homelab</a>
 </li>

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 <li>
  <b>📡 APRS iGate (RF Edge System)</b><br/>
  RF-to-internet gateway ingesting real-world radio data into digital systems.<br/>
  <b>Highlights:</b> Audio tuning, Direwolf APRS TNC, APRS-IS integration, live beacon ingestion.<br/>
  <b>Source:</b> <a href="https://github.com/ced4568/ceds-aprs-igate">ceds-aprs-igate</a>
 </li>
</ul>

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# 🧰 Tech Stack

### ⚡ Core Technologies

<img align="left" alt="TypeScript" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/typescript/typescript-plain.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Git" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/git/git-original.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Linux" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/linux/linux-original.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="HTML" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/html5/html5-plain.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="JavaScript" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/javascript/javascript-plain.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="React" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/react/react-original.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="NodeJS" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/nodejs/nodejs-original.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Python" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/python/python-plain.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Docker" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/docker/docker-original.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Kubernetes" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/kubernetes/kubernetes-plain.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Grafana" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/grafana/grafana-original.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Prometheus" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/prometheus/prometheus-original.svg" />
<img align="left" alt="Bash" width="30px" style="padding-right:10px;" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon/icons/bash/bash-original.svg" />

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### 🖥️ Infrastructure & Systems

* Proxmox VE (Virtualization)
* K3s Kubernetes (Raspberry Pi Cluster)
* Docker / Containerized Services
* TrueNAS (Storage)

### 📊 Monitoring & Observability

* Grafana (Dashboards)
* Prometheus (Metrics - in progress)
* Uptime Kuma (Service Monitoring)
* Custom NOC Dashboard (Python + JSON + JS)

### 🌐 Networking & Access

* Nginx Proxy Manager (Reverse Proxy)
* Cloudflare Tunnels (Secure External Access)
* VLAN Segmentation (UniFi Network)

### 📡 Edge & RF Systems

* Direwolf (APRS TNC)
* APRS-IS Integration
* Raspberry Pi iGate Systems
* Audio Signal Processing / Tuning

### 💻 Development

* Python (Automation / Data Collection)
* JavaScript (Frontend Dashboard UI)
* HTML / CSS (UI Design)
* Bash (System Automation)
* Git / GitHub (Version Control)

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# 📈 Roadmap

* [ ] Grafana + Prometheus integration
* [ ] Real-time metrics ingestion
* [ ] NOC alerting system
* [ ] Mobile APRS iGate deployment
* [ ] Advanced system dashboards

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# 👤 Connect With Me

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/toochase-dumphord/)
[GitHub](https://github.com/ced4568)

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## ⚡ Final Note

> This is not a static portfolio — it is a **live representation of working systems.**
