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Hi, I'm David.

I design, build, and operate systems, from APIs and applications to the infrastructure they run on. This space captures project notes, systems, and lessons learned along the way shaping my evolution into platform and cloud engineering.

• Why I Intentionally Broke My Production System (And You Should Too)Sep 16, 2026 · 9 min
• Moving Ceiba to AWS: A Small Deployment on a Real BudgetAug 18, 2026 · 10 min
• Running Ceiba on a Single Node First: Platform Boundaries Before ScaleMay 13, 2026 · 8 min
• From Production APIs to Productized APIs: Why I’m Building CeibaApr 25, 2026 · 10 min
• Designing Failure Domains on a Single Node: Boot, Platform, Data, Backup TiersMar 5, 2026 · 5 min

Contact

Email davidpal3c@gmail.com, or find me on GitHub and LinkedIn.