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Hi, I'm Dren Sokoli - A CloudOps Engineer and Web Developer, specializing in cloud infrastructure and automation.
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Professional Experience
- • Operate Kubernetes and Nomad clusters across 16 data centers on-prem and cloud, managing 3+ exabytes of object storage
- • Created and now maintain the production infrastructure for the Wasabi AiR AI platform on IBM Cloud with Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible, and Packer, using reusable modules and golden images
- • Migrated microservices platform to ArgoCD for GitOps-driven declarative deployments, writing Helm charts to support consistent blue/green and canary releases across environments
- • Manage monitoring with the Prometheus stack for metrics and alerting, and the ELK stack for data indexing
- • Maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions and CircleCI, covering build, test, and deployment automation for multiple services
Featured Projects
Visit siteApril 2023 - Present
A full-stack Next.js media tracker for movies, TV series, and books, pulling live data from TMDB, Google Books, and OMDB to show ratings, cast, and trailers alongside a personal library where you can track status, rate anything, and search by cast or director. It's built on Next.js 15's App Router with Prisma/MongoDB, Redis caching, and NextAuth, deployed on Vercel. I strongly encourage you to use this app.
Next.jsMongoDBRedisNextAuthVercel
Visit siteFanpit
In progressJuly 2026 - Present
A live music radar that reads your Spotify library, then finds every upcoming show from your favourite artists around any pin you drop on the map. Set your own search radius and get a weekly email when new dates are announced.
Next.jsSpotify APIMapLibre GLDrizzle ORMNeon PostgresResend
Visit siteJuly 2026 - Present
A planning tool that compounds your portfolio month by month against a set return rate, with a crash stress test to see how a downturn changes the outcome. Also covers loan amortisation, and lets you save plans to your account.
Next.jsNextAuthPrismaVercel
Visit site2024 - Present
An innovative cultural exploration platform featuring an interactive 3D globe that allows users to discover and compare cities worldwide. Features include detailed city information, cultural comparisons, traditional foods and landmarks, dynamic day/night themes, and responsive design with advanced 3D visualization.
Next.js 13Three.jsGlobe.glTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer Motion
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Prishtina Local Spotter
About me
I'm an ambitious person on my way to adulthood who loves writing about things that impress me and playing music. I try to keep myself busy and stay active most of the time, so I love taking on or making up projects for myself.
Why Prishtina
I've been breathing Prishtina's air since I was born and I have the feeling that in a sense, we grew up together. Neither of us looks anything like we did 10 years ago, but we have certainly remained our true selves and have kept our character.
Germia Park
A Playground for All Ages
Way out in the woods of Gërmia park in Prishtina, you'll witness a harbour for sports lovers from all over.
Kafet e Rakisë
A tilted lane of lively caffes
This alley in Prishtina offers a buffet of choice when it comes to the best raki and coffee spots.
Papirun
Get Your Hands Dirty
'Papirun' in Prishtina means 'no fork', so show no hesitation in eating your meal like it's a midnight snack here.
Dukagjini
A place with stories to tell
'Dukagjini' in Prishtina is a bookshop that's so comfy and beautiful, I just like hanging out there!
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