Web Tool / Studio
Bits&Bikes Studio
A browser-based workspace for building and presenting technical diagrams, systems and workflows with shareable read-only views and export options.
studio.bitsandbikes.dev →Personal infrastructure lab / Germany
Infrastructure. Automation. Self-hosted systems.
I’m an Infrastructure Administrator working across Windows, Linux, networks and automation. This is where I share my own tools, homelab projects and a few moments on two wheels.
dom@bitsandbikes:~$ whoami
NAME Dominik Riedel
FOCUS Systems / Automation
LAB PERSONAL HOMELAB
BUILDING Self-hosted tools
OFFLINE Trails / Long rides
COFFEE REQUIRED
01 / ABOUT
Built by doing.
Infrastructure is most useful when it solves an actual problem. Bits&Bikes is where production-minded administration meets a hands-on homelab.
I’m an Infrastructure Administrator at LIfBi, a research institute within the Leibniz Association. For more than five years, I’ve worked across server infrastructure, networks and day-to-day IT operations.
My work covers Windows and Linux, virtualisation, databases, backup and recovery, identity services and PKI. Scripting, monitoring and security are part of the same picture, alongside IT service and asset management, support and the supervision of student assistants.
Bits&Bikes is where I build, test and document practical tools around infrastructure, automation and local AI — from monitoring and workflow orchestration to small web services and purpose-built internal tools.
Windows Infrastructure
Windows Server, identity services, permissions, PKI and reliable day-to-day operations.
Automation
Reducing repetitive work with workflows, scripts and small services.
Networks & Operations
Network administration, monitoring, security, virtualisation and recovery.
Local AI
Exploring useful on-premise LLM workflows with privacy and control in mind.
02 / PROJECTS
Things currently alive.
Small enough to understand. Useful enough to keep running. Built to learn, improve and occasionally solve surprisingly specific problems.
Homelab / Infrastructure
Home Infrastructure
A small self-hosted environment built around containers, reverse proxying, observability, secure remote access and practical services.
Raspberry Pi · Docker · Monitoring View architecture →ON THE WORKBENCH
Two more projects are taking shape. More when they’re ready.
03 / STACK
Core, build, observe.
No fake proficiency bars. Just the technologies that form the current working stack.
CORE / PROFESSIONAL
BUILD / AUTOMATE
OBSERVE / EXPERIMENT
PRIMARY FOCUS
Windows Infrastructure
CURRENT DIRECTION
Automation & Self-Hosting
PHILOSOPHY
Build · Automate · Learn
TRAILS / LONG RIDES / BIKEPACKING
On two wheels.
I’ve been riding for as long as I can remember. Downhill, cross-country, long rides and bikepacking. A few bikes and moments from along the way.
Away from the screen
Different routes.
Different routes.
Same enthusiasm.
Some days it’s a trail on the mountain bike. Others, a long ride or several days on the road.
Some thoughts need a longer way home.
A few stops along the way ↓
The bikes
For different days.
Specialized
The full-suspension mountain bike for trails and off-road riding.
A few more moments
KEEP IN TOUCH
Still building.
Bits&Bikes is my space for infrastructure, personal projects and time on two wheels. If something here resonates, feel free to get in touch.