The Citadel is a self-hosted infrastructure lab and cybersecurity operations environment built from the ground up. Every line. Every layer. Every defense.
Self-hosted on Linux. Secure. Hardened. Always improving.
Argus dashboard for real-time system monitoring.
Linux hardening, UFW, Fail2Ban, and layered defense.
Cloudflare, Apache, Docker, Git. A solid foundation.
Python scripts and automation to keep the Citadel strong.
Odysseus AI assistant prototype. Paused until hardware upgrade.
The Citadel is more than a server. It’s a continuous project of learning, building, and securing. Everything here is built with purpose and intent.
A local AI operations assistant designed to search Citadel documentation, explain system state, and support future monitoring workflows.
SSH, UFW, Fail2Ban, permissions, and operational guardrails.
Public access through Cloudflare without exposing the VM directly.
Containerized deployment practice and infrastructure documentation.
Authentication visibility and login monitoring foundation.
Security monitoring lab and future detection engineering space.
Private ops case study. Public-safe, sanitized, no real data.