Ivan Dankov
Senior Engineer at the messy intersection of cybersecurity, distributed systems, and observability.
Vienna & London · Linux fan · Spaces over tabs
Vienna & London · Linux fan · Spaces over tabs
Current Stack
AWS, Linux, Python, Bash, Claude
Always finding the best tool for the job, with a few favourites.
Primary Focus
DevSecOps & Security Engineering
Security-first infrastructure at scale
Recent Side Project
Shellmate
AI-powered Linux CLI assistant built on AWS Bedrock
Featured Posts
Building a Company of AI Agents
How I went from a blank Ubuntu NUC to a self-managing team of four AI agents in one afternoon — and what I learned about trust, security, and letting go.
Hello World, I Guess
First post. Why I built this site, what it's for, and what to expect.
Featured Projects
Timeline Builder
A self-hosted location tracking pipeline — scrapes Google Maps shared locations into Dawarich, a privacy-first Google Timeline alternative.
Repo Security Scanner
A Docker container that scans GitHub and GitLab repos for secrets and PII using gitleaks and Claude AI.
Voice Diary
A self-hosted PWA that records voice notes throughout the day and compiles them into diary entries using Claude at 3 AM.
Shellmate
AI-powered natural language to shell command converter using AWS Bedrock.
Museick
A calendar-based music memory journal with Spotify integration — pick your Muse and Ick each month.