Matvey Aleksandrov
(aka: arlcrow0x7b, arlcrow123, arlcrow)
Personal Information
November 23, 2008 (16 years old)
Sosnovy Bor, Russia
Russian (native), English (B1)
Skills
DevOps
Experience: less than a year
- Linux: Arch Linux, NixOS, Debian
- Containerization and Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker
- Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana
- Automation: Ansible, Terraform
- Web Servers and Proxy: nginx
- Databases: PostgreSQL
- VCS: Git, GitLab, Gitea (Forgejo)
- Self-Hosting: Nextcloud, mailcow, own projects
Python
Experience: over 3 years
- Frameworks and Libraries: asyncio, SQLAlchemy, rich
Telegram Bots
- Framework: aiogram
- Libraries: aiogram_dialog, fluentogram
Backend
- Main Frameworks: FastAPI, Flask
Work experience
MTS Digital
September 2024 — present
- Position: DevOps Engineer
- Grade: Intern
Portfolio
Zytro VPN
Q2 2023 — Present
VPN service for anonymity and security online.
Telegram Bot
- Developed in Python using aiogram, aiogram_dialog, fluentogram, and SQLAlchemy for interaction via Telegram.
VPN Servers
- Running on NixOS with Docker Compose and Xray-core.
Self-Hosted IT Infrastructure
≈2020 — Present
Assembled and configured my own server, including:
- Installation and configuration of NixOS
- Services via Docker Compose
- Proxying services through nginx
- Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
- Setting up GitLab for development and support of personal projects
- Data storage organization with Nextcloud and mail through mailcow
- SSO implementation via Authentik
- Installation and configuration of OpenWrt on the router with a firewall and WireGuard for secure SSH access to the infrastructure from outside
Education
School Education
MBOU School No. 6, Sosnovy Bor, Russia, 2015 — 2026
Achievements
Profile Achievements
Prize winner at the 42nd International Conference 'School Informatics and Sustainable Development Issues'
2022-2023 academic year
- 2nd place
- Project: Zytro VPN
Sports Achievements
- 2 first places, 3 second places, and 4 third places in bench press without equipment and Russian bench press at national and international levels.
- Participation in WRPF World Cups in 2023 and 2024 and the World Championship of the Russian Bench Press Federation in 2023.
- Member of international powerlifting federations WRPF and IPL, as well as the Russian Bench Press Federation.
- Record holder in Leningradskaya oblast' in bench press without equipment WRPF.
- Member of the Sosnovy Bor city bench press team "Adrenalin"