DRAVID KUMAR

@dravidkumar

Backend & AI Systems Architect. Building intelligent platforms at scale

Chennai,Tamil NaduJoined February 2026

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I believe technology should scale without losing humanity. That's why I build intelligent content platforms—so learning is accessible, not automated. Also why I captained cricket teams, not just coded alone. Writing is my third discipline.

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Building at TNQ right now, but open to freelance and meaningful side collaborations in the GenAI/EdTech space

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DKDRAVID KUMARdravidkumar.hashnode.devFeb 28 · 6 min read

From Brute Force to Banned: Swinging the DevOps Thor Hammer with Fail2Ban

[IMAGE: A powerful, stylized digital hammer striking an incoming 'attack' data packet, creating a shield barrier] Provisioning a cloud server for the first time is a rite of passage. If you followed m

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DKDRAVID KUMARdravidkumar.hashnode.devFeb 19 · 5 min read

🚀 Reverse Proxy Done Right: Deploying Grafana with Apache on Ubuntu (No Port Numbers, Just Pure Joy)

Hey everyone! 👋 So here's the thing—I recently needed to set up Grafana for monitoring on my VPS. You know, to watch those server metrics, feel like a pro, all that good stuff. But there was one problem that was bugging me. A BIG one. I DID NOT want...

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DKDRAVID KUMARdravidkumar.hashnode.devFeb 17 · 6 min read

From Static to Dynamic: How I Deployed Flask on a VPS (And Fought with Apache)

Hey everyone! 👋 So here’s the thing — I’ve been hosting my portfolio at dravidkumar.in on Netlify for a while now. And honestly? Netlify is amazing for static sites. It’s fast, it’s free, and honestly, once you set it up, you can literally forget ab...

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DKDRAVID KUMARdravidkumar.hashnode.devFeb 9 · 3 min read

I Built a File System Bridge Between Node.js and Python (and Processed 700+ PDFs Overnight)

The problem: I'm running an ed-tech platform (SK-CAP) with thousands of students. I needed to convert 7 years of Tamil Nadu State Board textbooks—Classes 6 through 12—from static PDFs into interactive HTML that actually works on the web. The other pr...

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From Brute Force to Banned: Swinging the DevOps Thor Hammer with Fail2Ban

🚀 Reverse Proxy Done Right: Deploying Grafana with Apache on Ubuntu (No Port Numbers, Just Pure Joy)

From Static to Dynamic: How I Deployed Flask on a VPS (And Fought with Apache)

I Built a File System Bridge Between Node.js and Python (and Processed 700+ PDFs Overnight)

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DRAVID KUMAR

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DRAVID KUMAR's blogs

Recently published

From Brute Force to Banned: Swinging the DevOps Thor Hammer with Fail2Ban

🚀 Reverse Proxy Done Right: Deploying Grafana with Apache on Ubuntu (No Port Numbers, Just Pure Joy)

From Static to Dynamic: How I Deployed Flask on a VPS (And Fought with Apache)

I Built a File System Bridge Between Node.js and Python (and Processed 700+ PDFs Overnight)