i18n for a cultural platform
How waaseyaa’s i18n package handles language negotiation and multilingual entities — built for an indigenous cultural platform where language isn’t a feature, it’s the point.
SSH Hardening: Ed25519 Keys and Disabling Root Login
Lock down SSH access with ed25519 keys, disable root login, and remove unused authentication methods.
Provision an Ubuntu VPS and Create a Deploy User
Set up a DigitalOcean droplet from scratch: first SSH connection, deploy user, UFW baseline, and unattended upgrades.
Replacing a homegrown database layer with DBAL
How waaseyaa migrated from a homegrown PdoDatabase to Doctrine DBAL across 67 commits — and how all three applications upgraded without breaking.
I Migrated a Laravel App to a Custom PHP Framework in One Claude Code Session
How Claude Code built 3 framework packages, scaffolded a full application, and got 12 pages rendering — all in a single session.
Introducing Minoo: A Living Map of Indigenous Community
Minoo connects Indigenous communities, Knowledge Keepers, and volunteers through a location-aware platform rooted in community values.
JSON:API from Framework to SPA: Waaseyaa's API Layer
How waaseyaa’s JSON:API layer works — ResourceSerializer, SchemaPresenter, and how Tier 3 specs let a new session pick up mid-feature without re-explaining the whole contract.
Production Linux: Secure and Maintain Your Own VPS
A 10-post series covering the full lifecycle of a production Linux VPS — from first login to disaster recovery.
Deny-unless-granted: access control in waaseyaa
How waaseyaa’s AccessPolicyInterface implements deny-unless-granted semantics with field-level access control — and how GitHub milestones kept it from scope-creeping.
Manage DigitalOcean Infrastructure With Ansible for Laravel and PHP Apps
How to structure an Ansible repo to manage two DigitalOcean droplets, six Laravel apps, and a Go microservices platform without replacing the existing Deployer workflow.