About this site

Meet Taylan — an engineer exploring the systems we build and the lives we grow, from infrastructure to personal insights.

👋 Hi, I’m Taylan

Welcome to Roaming Root — my digital space where I explore the systems we build and the lives we grow through.

I’m an infrastructure engineer closer to the SRE and platform world than traditional sysops. My days are spent architecting resilient systems. This often involves tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, and major cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), alongside Go, Rust, and Bash coding. But my curiosity doesn't stop at the terminal.

This blog is my attempt to bridge two sides of who I am, guided by the principle: "Rooted in systems, roaming through experience."

  • 🖥️ Rooted in systems: I care deeply about infrastructure, reliability, and good engineering. Here, I share insights on tools, architecture, observability, and lessons from the trenches of building and running real-world systems.
  • 🌍 Roaming through experience: I also travel frequently and reflect often. I see personal growth, cultural exploration, and introspection as ways to “refactor” myself, not just my code.

🧭 Why Roaming Root?

The name reflects the interplay between stability and exploration, structure and curiosity.

  • Root nods to my foundation in infrastructure and that essential command line where so much begins.
  • Roaming captures my drive to learn continuously, question, and explore—both physically and intellectually.

🏷 Tags You'll See Around Here

I categorise posts using these guiding themes:

  • infra — Infrastructure, automation, cloud, DevOps practices
  • refactor — Personal growth, mindset, self-improvement
  • roam — Travel, remote work, cultural exploration
  • homelab — Home lab projects, experiments, tinkering
  • config — Tools, setups, productivity workflows
  • incident — Postmortems and lessons from failures
  • route — Career thoughts and transitions

(You'll also find deep dives on specific tech, often tagged kubernetes and terraform, within these broader themes!)

📍 A Few Facts About Me

  • 🌐 Based wherever there's stable Wi-Fi and good coffee.
  • 🛠️ My technical toolkit includes: Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP/Azure, CI/CD, Observability, Go, Rust, Bash.
  • 💡 Passionate about scalable architecture, robust CI/CD, clear observability, and learning from incidents.
  • 🌍 Constantly learning—from codebases, books, airports, and conversations.
  • ✍️ I write to clarify my thinking and share the journey honestly.

This blog is for fellow engineers, SREs, platform folks, and anyone curious about the intersection of technology, personal growth, and the occasional travel misadventure. If you're building systems or trying to build a more intentional life (or both!), you might find something useful here.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Stay Rooted, Keep Roaming!