Personal Site & Project Hub

Chris Darden

Build practical systems. Solve real problems. Automate what can be automated.

Web applications, automation, Raspberry Pi/self-hosting, electronics repair, HVAC documentation, and business systems.

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Operator-focused • Documented • Private by default

BUILD • SOLVE • AUTOMATE • IMPROVE

Featured Projects

Selected active projects from the public directory.

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Public portfolio and project hub

chrisdarden.dev

This site — a personal website, project hub, and homelab documentation portal.

Active
  • Responsive portfolio and project case studies
  • Private Mission Control content administration
  • Docker deployment on Raspberry Pi
LaravelPHPSQLiteCloudflare TunnelRaspberry Pi
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Private LAN application

NFC Storage

A mobile-first household inventory and food-storage system that connects NFC-tagged physical locations to searchable records, photos, reminders, and safe operational workflows.

Active
  • Run guided packing from box creation through photos, NFC assignment, sealing, and scan history
  • Search boxes, items, rooms, pantry, fridge, freezer, and recipe ingredients from a mobile interface
LaravelPHPMariaDBNFCHEICDockerRaspberry Pi
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Privacy-safe preview of The Darden Dispatch

Personal publishing system

The Darden Dispatch

A personalized daily newspaper workflow that combines timely reporting, local context, practical projects, discoveries, and print-ready automation.

Active
  • Generate a personalized daily publication from reusable editorial and design rules
  • Manage themes, interests, temporary instructions, and optional printing from Mission Control
LaravelPHPMariaDBRaspberry PiGoogle DriveCUPS
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Private LAN application

HVAC Field Manual

A practical digital reference for HVAC diagnostics, wiring diagrams, and service documentation.

Active
  • Keep equipment details and service history in one field-ready reference
  • Record diagnostic readings and maintenance work
LaravelPHPSQLiteRaspberry Pi
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Areas of Work

Software, field systems, electronics, HVAC, and operations.

The disciplines are different, but the working loop is consistent: inspect, measure, trace, build, verify, and document.

ApplicationsTelecommunicationsElectronicsHVACInfrastructureBusiness
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Homelab & Infrastructure

Public sites and private tools, isolated on one practical host.

Raspberry Pi, Docker Compose, Nginx, Laravel, databases, persistent storage, and controlled Cloudflare exposure—operated with backups and rollback in mind.

ARM64DockerLaravelMariaDBPrivate LANCloudflare
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What I’m Building Next

The next additions will most likely be practical web applications and deeper versions of the systems already in use—not placeholder subdomains looking for a purpose.

More Practical Web Apps

Household · field · business

New ideas earn a place here when they solve a real problem.

Deeper Existing Systems

NFC Storage · HVAC Field Manual

Active projects will keep gaining stronger mobile workflows and useful capabilities.

Future Project Case Studies

Published when it is real

New work will be documented once there is something useful to show.

Let’s Build Something Useful

Have a practical problem, project idea, or system that needs a better workflow?

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