Home Lab
Home lab network security project — Proxmox, OPNsense, VLANs, Pi-hole, and a growing collection of self-hosted services.
// hello, I'm
Alvar Sjögren
Interaction Design & Engineering student at Umeå University
I build things across the stack — from home lab infrastructure and Linux systems to game development and interaction design. I care about understanding how things work, open source, and making technology that respects its users.
$ whoami
alvar — civilingenjör i interaktion och design
$ ls interests/
infrastructure/ gamedev/ linux/ 3d-printing/ interaction-design/
$ cat philosophy.txt
understand the system. build it yourself. share what you learn.
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# projects
A selection of things I've built, broken, and learned from.
Team Skade — Game Projects
Game development with Godot 4 — 2D platformers, game jam entries, and experiments in clean architecture and signal-based systems.
Arch + Hyprland Setup
My daily driver development environment — Arch Linux with Hyprland, configured for productivity and aesthetics.
Minecraft Plugins
Custom server plugins — learning Java through modding and building tools for multiplayer experiences.
What's next
Always building something. Check back or follow along on the blog.
# about
I'm studying Master of Science in Interaction and Design at Umeå University — a programme that bridges engineering with human-centered design. Outside of coursework, I run a home lab, make games, tinker with 3D printing, and try to understand every layer of the systems I use.
I believe in open source, self-hosting, and building things properly rather than quickly.
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