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Posts, field notes and technical ideas with commercial intent.

This is where I publish about DevOps, CTO work, SaaS, automation, bots, infra, AI, OpenClaw, MCP and real systems.

DevOps
systems, infra, delivery

architecture, execution and operational thinking.

SaaS
product and business

building products that can validate, sell and scale.

AI
agents and tooling

practical AI, automations and technical leverage.

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technical notes

Hire a technical CTO: work with me

What I can solve as a technical CTO: architecture, automation, AI, responsible scraping, Laravel, Node and infrastructure.

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IA Aplicada

Why AI projects fail before production

The real reasons AI initiatives stall, plus a practical production-readiness checklist.

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Casos & Marca Personal

What a small business can automate on a small budget

Where small-budget automation creates real value and where it usually becomes waste.

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Mobile Automation

UiAutomator2 explained for backend developers

What UiAutomator2 actually does inside Appium, where it fits and how to keep Android automation stable.

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Scraping & Leads

Technical lead generation: scraping, enrichment and AI

How to build lead generation systems that combine scraping, enrichment and AI without losing quality control.

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Infra & DevOps

Tailscale for remote teams: secure access without opening ports

When Tailscale helps remote access, where it does not, and how to operate it cleanly.

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Cases & Personal Brand

SwimUpvote: a platform for managing thousands of Reddit accounts with control

A look at SwimUpvote, the system that turns thousands of Reddit accounts into a traceable operation with workers, queues, profiles and control.

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technical notes

What makes a proxy network stable for automation

What actually makes a proxy network stable enough for automation, bots, scraping and account operations at scale.

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Social Bots & Automation

Social media bot army: account farms, agents and automation for growth

How account farms, social agents and automation systems help brands listen, act and sell without becoming spam.

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Scraping & Leads

Scraping architecture with queues, workers, and retries

How to structure production scraping with queues, worker isolation and retries that do not create chaos.

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Applied AI

Replace manual work with AI: agents that make companies more efficient

How AI agents reduce manual work, lower costs and turn repetitive business processes into systems.

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Scraping & Leads

Puppeteer for scraping: clean architecture for production

How to structure Puppeteer scrapers so they survive DOM changes, retries and production load.

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Infra & DevOps

Proxmox for automation: when it actually makes sense

Where Proxmox helps, where it does not, and how to keep automation infrastructure stable.

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Infra & DevOps

PM2 vs Supervisor vs systemd for Node.js and Laravel

How to choose the right process manager for Node.js and Laravel without creating restart and logging chaos.

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Infra & DevOps

Nginx for Laravel: basic configuration and common mistakes

How to configure Nginx for Laravel without the rewrite, permission and deployment mistakes that keep repeating in production.

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technical notes

4G mobile proxies vs datacenter proxies

A practical comparison between 4G mobile proxies and datacenter proxies for automation, scraping, account operations and real-world technical systems.

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technical notes

How we built a mobile proxy network in Spain and the US

How we built and operate a mobile proxy network in Spain and the US through xproxy.com for real-world operations, automation, account workflows and scalable infrastructure.

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technical notes

Using mobile proxies for Instagram, Reddit and Google Maps workflows

How mobile proxies fit into Instagram, Reddit and Google Maps operations when systems need to behave more naturally.

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Instagram & Proxies

Mobile proxies for Instagram: when to use them and when not to

When mobile proxies help Instagram operations and when they only add cost and confusion.

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Instagram & Proxies

How to manage 100 Instagram accounts from a centralized system

Architecture, limits, traceability and operations for large Instagram account fleets.

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Infra & DevOps

Logs, alerts and monitoring: the minimum you need to sleep at night

The minimum monitoring stack that catches real incidents without training your team to ignore alerts.

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Laravel & Backend

Laravel refactor: signs your project needs surgery

How to tell when a Laravel codebase needs structural refactor instead of one more temporary fix.

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Laravel & Backend

Laravel multi-tenant: domains, clients and configuration

How to design Laravel multi-tenant systems with sane domain mapping, tenant config and customer-data boundaries.

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Scraping & Leads

How to keep a scraper from breaking every week

How to make a scraper robust enough to survive weekly layout changes and noisy production conditions.

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iOS Operations

iRemotech: the best alternative for accessing real iOS phones

Why iRemotech is one of the best alternatives for teams that need real iOS phones without managing their own iPhone fleet.

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Instagram & Proxies

Instagram proxies: differences between datacenter, residential, 4G and mobile

How datacenter, residential, 4G and mobile proxies differ for Instagram workflows that need stability and auditability.

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technical notes

240 Instagram accounts, 12 phones and measurable growth

A real-world post about Instagram automation, phone farms, 4G proxies and growth systems operated from Dubai with Spanish IPs.

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Instagram & Proxies

What an Instagram footprint is and how to reduce it technically

How to think about Instagram footprint as a systems problem instead of a proxy trick.

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Instagram & Proxies

Instagram automation: limits, risks and responsible architecture

How to design Instagram automation with clearer limits, lower risk and better operational control.

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Instagram & Proxies

Instagram Ads proxies vs automation proxies: they are not the same

Why proxy choices for Instagram Ads and Instagram automation diverge once you care about stability and traceability.

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IA Aplicada

How to write good prompts for repetitive business processes

How to turn vague prompting into a stable workflow for repetitive business tasks.

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Scraping & Leads

How to use proxies in scraping without burning budget

How to choose, measure and control proxy usage in scraping so the network layer supports data quality instead of draining margin.

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Laravel & Backend

How to structure a large Laravel app without chaos

How to keep a growing Laravel codebase understandable, testable and stable once the app stops being small.

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Casos & Marca Personal

How I think about a technical project before writing code

The planning checklist I use to stop technical projects from starting with the wrong assumptions.

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Casos & Marca Personal

How I price automation, bots, and custom software

How to price technical delivery based on scope, risk, operations, and long-term stability.

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Casos & Marca Personal

How I built systems with 20, 50 or 100 automated accounts

What changes between 20, 50 and 100 accounts, and what keeps the system stable.

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Infra & DevOps

How to give clients SSH access without exposing your server

Safer SSH patterns for client access, traceability and stable operations.

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Scraping & Leads

How to extract public emails and phone numbers from listings without losing quality

How to extract public contact data from listings without turning your lead pipeline into a noisy cleanup job.

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Applied AI

DGX Spark AI: how agents can save the repetitive work of 3 or 4 people

How DGX Spark changes the cost of running internal AI agents and which company workflows to automate first.

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Scraping & Leads

How to detect duplicates, spam, and junk leads in scraping

How to clean scraped leads before they pollute your CRM, dashboards, and outbound workflows.

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Mobile Automation

How to design work queues for mobile bots

How to build mobile bot queues that assign devices safely, recover predictably and leave a useful audit trail.

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Laravel & Backend

How to design clean Laravel APIs for mobile apps

How to build Laravel APIs that mobile teams can trust under version changes, background jobs and real production traffic.

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Scraping & Leads

How to deliver scraped data in CSV, API, or dashboard format

How to choose the right delivery layer for scraped data without creating fragile handoffs.

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Mobile Automation

How to control 20 Android phones from one server

Server-side orchestration, ADB discipline and failure isolation for phone fleets.

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IA Aplicada

Company Brain: operational memory for companies that want useful AI

Why companies need an operational memory layer before AI agents can do serious work.

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technical notes

Why most cheap proxy providers fail under real load

Why cheap proxy providers often fail the moment real operational pressure appears.

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Instagram & Proxies

How to build Instagram multi-account infrastructure without losing your mind

How to structure Instagram multi-account systems with clearer limits, lower noise and better operational control.

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Scraping & Leads

How to build a data pipeline from scraping to CRM

How to move from scraped records to usable CRM leads without poisoning data quality or compliance.

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IA Aplicada

How to build an AI assistant with internal documents

How to turn internal documents into a useful assistant without creating a compliance or reliability mess.

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Mobile Automation

How to automate Android with Appium and Node.js

A direct path from a first Appium session to a stable, observable Android automation service in Node.js.

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Laravel & Backend

How to audit a Laravel project before investing in refactor

What to inspect in a Laravel codebase before you spend money on a refactor.

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Software Audit

App code audit and refactor: turn messy software into a stable product

A practical audit and refactor service for apps that work on the surface but hide bugs, duplicated code and scaling risk.

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IA Aplicada

AI in marketplaces: titles, descriptions, pricing and replies

Where AI helps marketplace teams move faster and where it still needs review, logs and business rules.

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IA Aplicada

AI for business: real cases where it actually makes money

Where AI delivers measurable business value once you care about workflow design, traceability and stable operations.

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Antidetect & Automation

AdsPower vs Undetectable.io vs GoLogin: a professional comparison for multi-account operations

AdsPower, Undetectable.io and GoLogin compared from an operational perspective: profiles, APIs, proxies, teams and automation.

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Ads & Monitoring

Adslyfy: ad tracking and monitoring for campaigns that need proof

A product case for Adslyfy: tracking ads, verifying landing pages, storing evidence and spotting campaign issues before they become expensive.

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Instagram & Proxies

4G proxy for Instagram: how to choose country, city, ASN and rotation

How to choose 4G proxy settings for Instagram without confusing network options with real system design.

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Instagram & Proxies

4G mobile proxies for Instagram: real multi-account architecture

How to use 4G mobile proxies for Instagram with cleaner account mapping, lower instability and better operational control.

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