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Portfolio · 2026

Courtney
Barnes

Linux · Music · Chess. I teach chess, produce music, and keep Linux servers humming. Three crafts, one way of thinking — success via planning and savoir faire.

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About

A chessboard, a terminal, a mixing desk — they're all the same instrument to me. I learn, look for patterns, implement solutions, and teach others to do the same.

What I do

Three crafts.

Pick the one you need help with — or all three.

01

Sysadmin

​​​​​​Linux Admin & Infrastructure Engineer

From consultation to implementation, I assist with bringing to life your organizations needs and vision using secure, robust, extensible tools and industry standard and novel methods.

  • Organization / Project Assessment
  • Disaster Recovery: Data Retention / Backup and Restoration
  • Infrastructure Implementation and Maintenance: User Management, Access Control, Databases, Device Configuration (servers, user devices, etc.), Networking, Email, Automation, etc.
  • Monitoring & security hardening
LinuxVMDockerNginxAnsible
03

Music

Musician & Producer

Writing, recording, and producing original music. Available for production, mixing, and collaboration on your project.

  • Original composition & arrangement
  • Recording, mixing & mastering
  • Production & remote collaboration
  • Live performance and session work
ArtistProductionRecordingMixing
Kubernetes◆Docker◆Ansible◆Nginx◆Linux◆RHEL◆Debian◆Infrastructure◆Networking◆Hosting◆Ardour◆Recording◆Mixing◆Production◆Original Beats◆Guitar◆Bass◆Drums◆Chess Lessons◆Kubernetes◆Docker◆Ansible◆Nginx◆Linux◆RHEL◆Debian◆Infrastructure◆Networking◆Hosting◆Ardour◆Recording◆Mixing◆Production◆Original Beats◆Guitar◆Bass◆Drums◆Chess Lessons◆

Get in touch

Let's plan, build, or play.

hello@courtneyjbarnes.com