How to migrate from Bitbucket to Self-Hosted Gitea
Published on: Jun 05 2025
By: Krishnan Sethuraman
After Bitbucket hit us with a 1 GB storage limit, I decided to self-host our own Git solution. In this post, I share how I migrated to Gitea, set it up on a Linux server and migrated all the code repositories.
Launching ServerMechanic - Task-Based DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Services
Published on: May 25 2025
By: Krishnan Sethuraman
I just launched ServerMechanic, a task-based Cloud infrastructure management and DevOps service for founders, lean teams and small businesses who need cloud infrastructure and DevOps help without the full-time hiring headache. From server setup to CI/CD, we take care of the tech so you can focus on building. Check it out: www.servermechanic.work.
Why I Built a Bank Statement Tool for My Finance Team
Published on: May 15 2025
By: Krishnan Sethuraman
Every week, I had to choose between two bad options: share my bank login with my team or waste time downloading and emailing statements. Neither felt right — so I built a better way.
This article isn't about technical details or coding. It's about a real business problem I had, and the practical solution that came out of it.
Building a Call Center Web Application: A Step-by-Step Technical Deep Dive
Published on: May 15 2025
By: Krishnan Sethuraman
Tracking sales calls on a spreadsheet can become chaotic and comboursome over a period of time. My sales team faced similar issues and unfortunately I could not find a web application that solved all the features that we needed.
So we decided to build a web based call center application with Laravel, Livewire and Vue.js. You can read about this real-world breakdown of how I built this application over two weekends and the strategy that you can adopt to build a similar application for your sales team.
6 Reasons Why Software Projects Fail - And How to Avoid It
Published on: May 14 2025
By: Krishnan Sethuraman
Why do so many software projects crash and burn - despite having smart teams and solid ideas?
In this brutally honest post, I break down the 6 real reasons projects fail (with stories from the trenches) and what you can do to prevent it. If you’ve ever built or managed software, this is your no - BS survival guide.