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Nov 28, 2025 路 8 min read 路 While building Poseidon, a custom CTF focused container orchestrator and deploying OrcaCTF on AWS, Sumit asked how I incorporate AI into my development workflow. As I explained my process, I realized I鈥檝e subconsciously developed a systematic framewo...
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Nov 10, 2025 路 7 min read 路 In Part 2, I built the Master-Worker orchestration core: gRPC communication, container spawning and basic routing. It worked locally. Containers spun up, users got unique subdomains and traffic routed correctly. Then I realized the architecture had a...
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Nov 3, 2025 路 8 min read 路 In Part 1 of Building Poseidon, we established why we鈥檙e building Poseidon instead of using existing solutions like Kubernetes or AWS Fargate. We need instance-specific routing, fine-grained lifecycle control, and cost-effective operation within the ...
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Oct 27, 2025 路 7 min read 路 馃挕 TL;DR: Built Poseidon, a custom container orchestrator for CTF challenges. Evaluated Lambda (runtime limits), Fargate (no per-container routing), and Kubernetes (complexity overkill). Went with a master-worker architecture using Docker SDK, Redis,...
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Oct 20, 2025 路 5 min read 路 Step 0: Network Address Discovery The Terrier CTF Boot2Root machine presented an interesting challenge from the start: identifying the machine鈥檚 IP address on the local network. While this might seem quite straightforward in theory, the practical rea...
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