Hello, my name is

Affan Akmal.

Welcome to my webpage. You might wonder about the name "Ollin"; it is an Aztec word meaning "Constant Motion," which reflects my drive for progress and productivity.

I arrived in Canada in 2024 as a Computer Networking student at Seneca College. Throughout my studies, I acquired numerous skills working with Cisco and Aruba switches. I was introduced to Linux in my first semester. The more I used it, the more I started to admire it. Thanks to my Linux professors, I became confident enough to host my own web server and email server.

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CCNA
AZ-900 Certified
President's Honour List

01. Networking Project

I created a lab scenario with 4 Ubuntu VMs, each running a MariaDB server and webpage. For connectivity, I used 4 Aruba switches (two Layer 3 and two Layer 2) with one user attached to each. I utilized OSPF, LACP, VLANs, and DHCP to create a redundant network, securing the VMs with NFTables rules. Visit my GitHub for visuals. Github

02. Full Stack Web Deployment

I am running this webserver on Azure Cloud infrastructure, utilizing the Cloud Administration skills I learned in school. The webserver runs on a Linux machine; I managed the DNS entries and used Certbot to generate HTTPS certificates.

03. Personal Email Server

Hosted on Azure, I configured a secure personal email server. I managed the installation of Postfix and Dovecot and implemented essential security protocols including SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to ensure reliability and prevent spoofing.

Get in Touch

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