Hi, my name is Alex!

Software Engineer in broadcasting at Appear in Oslo, Norway

I am a software engineer working in the broadcast industry at Appear in Oslo, Norway. I care about efficient systems, clean interfaces, and software that remains maintainable over time.

I specialize in video compression working primarily with Rust and C++ on performance-sensitive software.

I have also published research on low-latency packet processing and container virtualization.

Recent WritingComms Log

Kimi Code K2.7Jun 27, 2026 · 1 minFirst impressions of the Kimi K2.7 subscription.
Reverse Engineering Huawei FirmwareJun 27, 2026 · 3 minTrying to unlock S3 sleep on a Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024 by reverse engineering the BIOS firmware.
Razer Basilisk V3 Pro on LinuxJun 07, 2026 · 1 minConfiguring a Razer Basilisk V3 Pro on Linux with a native Tauri and Leptos desktop app instead of WebUSB or RGB-focused tools.
From Basement to Cloud: Migrating to HetznerJun 21, 2025 · 6 minThis post explains how to build a highly available infrastructure using Hetzner, Terraform, and Ansible—integrating services like Traefik for reverse proxying, Authentik for centralized authentication, and automated backups for seamless recovery.
Building a CV verification tool in Typst, Astro and Cloudflare D1Jan 02, 2025 · 4 minTechnical details on how I built a CV verification tool in Typst, Astro and Cloudflare D1.

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Software I developedSystems

VideoVault
2025 - Present

A private, self-hosted video vault for your personal use. Supports multiple video transcodes, search, and is blazingly fast thanks to a backend written in Rust and a zero-js (vanilla) frontend.

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HLS Streaming of videos
Video Scrubbing
Aspect Ratio Awareness
Multiple Video Transcodes
External Transcoding Workers
Responsive, lightweight design
User Accounts via local, LDAP or OIDC
Sharing with timestamps
Quick and simple deployment (Docker)

Live Repo

Discretize: Gear Optimizer
2021 - 2026

A gear optimizer for the popular MMORPG Guild Wars 2. The optimizer is used by thousands of players daily to find the best gear combinations for their characters.

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