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Hey, I'm raf

Sailor, political scientist, academic, FOSS contributor, and digital artist. I'm passionate about operating systems, open-source software, and system administration.

Background

I've been programming since 2018, entering the world of Linux, programming, and OSS through a lengthy misadventure involving a Linux VPS, a large-scale Minecraft server, and an imminent crisis.

Currently, I'm focusing on backend applications, application security, and system administration. I'm also interested in the role of information system and data integrity/privacy within the policymaking process in contemporary politics, which I've decided to base my PhD thesis on.

I take part in the Hyprland community, playing an active role in community management and acting as a supporting developer for Nix.

Tech Stack

Languages

Go
Rust
C
TypeScript
Python
Nix
R

Soft Skills

Linux
Git
CI/CD

Systems

Linux
Nix/OS
Neovim

Focus Areas

System Administration
Backend Development
Application Security
DevSecOps
FOSS Contribution

Affiliations

I'm actively involved with several open-source communities and projects. These affiliations represent both my contributions and the communities I help maintain and support.

feel-co

One of the founders of feel-co, an organization of cynicals dedicated to creating practical software

FOSS Projects

Contributor to and creator of various open-source projects, with a focus on system utilities and configuration tools.

Hyprland

Supporting developer and community manager for the beautiful and innovative Wayland compositor, Hyprland

Manic Systems

Manic people creating timeless software for timeless setups

NixOS

NixOS hacker, Nixpkgs contributor and 25.05 release editor. I am always looking for new ways to improve the Nix/OS ecosystem.

SNUG

Simply, the Nix User Group. A user group for enthusiastic Nix users that I have founded to focus efforts on shared projects.

Recently Updated Projects

Basix

May 2024Active

Extensive Base16 and Base24 collection for Nix integration

nixnixostheming

direnv.nvim

Jul 2024Active

Neovim companion for Direnv

NeovimPluginDirenv+1

flint

Jun 2025Active

Stupid simple utility for linting your flake inputs

nixflakelinter+1

gh-notify

Aug 2025Active

GitHub CLI extension to display GitHub notifications

cligh-extensiongithub-api+1

Hjem

Dec 2024Active

Streamlined, elegant $HOME management with Nix

nixnixoslinux+1

Ioshelfka

Jan 2025Active

Home-baked Iosevka builds, with Nix

fontiosevkanerdfont+1

licenseit

Aug 2025Active

Small, configurable utility program for generating license files from embedded templates

licenseCLIgenerator+1

Microfetch

Aug 2025Active

Microscopic fetch tool in Rust, for NixOS systems, with special emphasis on speed

nixnixosfetch+1

MicrOS

Jan 2025Active

Experimental operating system based on Nixpkgs module system, bringing Runit to NixOS

nixnixoslinux+1

mrc

Dec 2024Active

Minimalistic, yet robust API wrapper and remote controller for MPV, the video player.

RustAPIMPV+1

narnia

Sep 2025Active

Terminal utility for looking up Nix store paths in binary caches and viewing their NAR info

nixNARbinary-cache+1

ndg

Mar 2024Active

Alternative documentation generation for any Nix based module system

nixoslinuxsysadmin

NH

Jul 2025Active

Yet another Nix CLI helper

nixnixosCLI+2

nix-bindings

Jul 2025Active

Experimental Rust bindings for the pure C API of Nix, the build tool

nixnix-bindingsnix-lang+2

nix-evaluator-stats

Jan 2026Active

Dashboard for tracking Nix evaluator performance and statistics

dashboardnixnix-profiler+1

Nixpkgs

Feb 2012Active

Nix Packages collection and NixOS

Nix

NVF

Feb 2023Active

Modular, extensible and distro-agnostic Neovim configuration framework for Nix/NixOS

nixneovimeditor

Nyxpkgs

Nov 2023Active

Collection of packages not found in Nixpkgs

Nix

RAGS

Aug 2025Active

raf's (fork of) Aylur's GTK Shell

linuxwaylandgtk+1

Schizofox

Apr 2024Active

Privacy and security oriented Firefox configuration for Home-manager

NixFirefoxHome-manager

searcli

Mar 2025Active

Experimental CLI wrapper around Searxng HTTP API

clisearchsearxng+1

Stash

Aug 2025Active

Wayland clipboard manager with fast persistent history and multi-media support

linuxwayland

syntax-gaslighting.nvim

Apr 2025Active

Gaslighting is not even a real word, you're crazy.

NeovimPluginLua

Tailray

Jun 2024Active

Rust implementation of Tailscale systray.

RustTailscaleSystray

tempus

Dec 2025Active

Tiny, simple, portable terminal timer utility with style

timerterminalCLI+1

tree-sitter-direnv

Jun 2025Active

Treesitter grammar for Direnv

treesitterdirenvgrammar+1

tuigreet

Jan 2026Active

Stylish graphical console greeter for greetd, built with Ratatui

greeterlinuxratatui+2

unphish

Sep 2025Active

Cloudflare Phishing Report API and Frontend

anti-phishingcloudflarephishing-report+1

Wallpkgs

Sep 2024Active

Easy-to-install wallpapers collections, designed to install with Nix

Nix

Watt

May 2025Active

Modern CPU frequency and power management utility for Linux

linuxbatterycpu

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Let's Connect

Want to talk? Ask a question? Want to discuss NixOS, Hyprland, or system administration? Feel free to reach out through any of the following channels:

me @ domain @notashelf Matrix Twitter