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Build My Own Internet
A collection of projects where I challenge myself to build clones or core implementations of popular software systems from scratch.
Timeline
Continuous Project
Role
Backend Development
Team
Solo
Status
In DevelopmentTechnology Stack
Node.js
Redis
Crawlers
Docker
React.js
AWS
WebRTC
HLS
FFmpeg
Nginx
Key Challenges
- System Architecture
- Protocol Design
- Low-Level Logic
- Complex Abstractions
- Cross-Domain Knowledge
Key Learnings
- Systems Thinking
- Low-Level Fundamentals
- Network Internals
- Distributed Design
- Reverse Engineering
Overview
Welcome to Build-My-Own-X – a personal engineering challenge where I attempt to build and understand real-world software systems by recreating them from scratch. Think of this as a hands-on, deep-dive study into how things work under the hood.
🚀 Why?
Rebuilding well-known systems is one of the best ways to:
- Deeply understand their internals
- Practice systems design and architecture
- Explore trade-offs in technology choices
- Grow as a full-stack or systems engineer
📦 Projects
Here's a breakdown of the individual projects within "Build My Own Internet":
- 🧪 Build My Own Github: A self-hosted Git server with SSH and web UI support. Status: ✅ Completed
- 🧠 Build My Own Cursor AI IDE: A code editor enhanced with basic AI capabilities. Status: ✅ Completed
- 🔎 Host My Own Search Engine: Self-hosted private search engine, no tracking. Status: ✅ Completed
- 🗃️ Build My Own Redis: An in-memory key-value store. Status: 🧪 Exploring
- 🌐 Build My Own DNS: A simplified DNS server to resolve domains. Status: 🛠️ WIP
- 🧾 Build My Own Programming Language: A programming language with its own parser. Status: ✅ Completed
- 🎥 Build My Own StreamYerd: A basic live video streaming platform. Status: 🚧 In Progress
Each project is designed to be self-contained and resides in its own dedicated folder.