~/drmoonREADME

independent technology consultancy · manchester, uk

Bespoke technology, engineered to run itself.

drmoon designs, builds and looks after networks, automation and custom software for individuals, small businesses and enterprise teams. Every solution is made for the problem in front of it, documented, and can be monitored after handover so it keeps working.

Start a project Explore services
  • Bespokebuilt for your problem, not a template
  • End to enddesign, build, run
  • Directyou work with the engineer
thibault@drmoon: ~zsh

thibault@drmoon ~ $ fastfetch

drmoon@manchester

Type
Technology consultancy
Principal
Thibault Giffard
Serves
people · SMB · enterprise
Stack
Cisco, Linux, Docker, Python
Delivery
on-site or remote, UK

thibault@drmoon ~ $ cat availability.txt

Tell me what you need and I will reply personally.

thibault@drmoon ~ $

02 / services

What drmoon builds

Four practices that share one approach: understand the real problem, build exactly what it needs, and leave it observable and recoverable.

~/services/network.yml01

Network & infrastructure

Design, build and hardening of switching, routing, Wi‑Fi, DNS and remote access, from a single office to a multi-site estate.

scope:    lan · wifi · vpn
changes:  reversible
security: vlan design
handover: documented
~/services/automation.yml02

Automation & monitoring

Infrastructure as code, self-healing services and alerting that only fires when a human is genuinely needed.

config:   as code
faults:   self-healed
alerts:   actionable
backups:  restore-tested
~/services/apps.yml03

Bespoke apps & software

Web apps that work on phones, internal tools and integrations, built around one job and designed privacy-first.

targets:  web · pwa
data:     minimal
ai:       where useful
release:  staged, tested
~/services/home.yml04

Smart home & small office

Reliable Wi‑Fi, private cloud storage, media, cameras and home automation that you own and control.

hosting:  self-hosted
privacy:  local first
power:    ups-backed
support:  optional
~/clientswho

Who it is for

individuals & families

A home network that just works, private storage and backups, and automation that makes daily life easier.

small businesses

Professional-grade networking, security and monitoring without an in-house IT team, plus the custom tools you cannot buy off the shelf.

enterprise teams

Network automation, tooling and integrations delivered as focused projects, alongside your own engineers and change process.

~/process.shpipeline

How an engagement works

  1. 01Discover

    A no-charge first call, up to 30 minutes, about the problem, the constraints and what success looks like.

  2. 02Design

    A written proposal with a clear scope and cost, and the trade-offs stated plainly.

  3. 03Build

    Delivered in small, verified steps, with backups and a rollback path before every change.

  4. 04Run

    Documentation and handover, with optional monitoring and support once it is live.

04 / work

Own infrastructure & projects

Systems I designed, built and run myself, every day. They use the same practices a client engagement gets.

~/work/self-healing-estateinfra

Self-healing private infrastructure

Managed switching, DNS filtering, storage and media services on UPS-backed hardware, monitored around the clock. Common faults are detected and repaired automatically, and every change is logged with a rollback path.

cisco iosdockermonitoringups

~/work/ai-operationsautomation

AI-assisted operations

Software agents that watch the estate, investigate alerts against written playbooks and fix what they safely can, with human approval for anything risky and a full audit trail.

pythonllm agentsalertingaudit

~/work/family-appapp

Privacy-first family app

A web app for everyday family life that installs on phones, self-hosted, with content backed by cited health guidance and personal data kept on the family's own server.

sveltepython apipwa

~/about/thibault.mdfounder

Thibault Giffard

Founder & principal engineer

I am a network engineer working in enterprise networking day to day. drmoon is where I bring that discipline to bespoke projects: the same change control, monitoring and documentation, applied to your network, your automation or your app.

When you work with drmoon, you work with me directly, from the first call to handover.

~/principles.mdnvim

Principles

  1. Measured, not assumed. Nothing is called fixed until it has been verified over time.
  2. Reversible by default. Every change is backed up first and can be rolled back.
  3. Private by design. Collect only what is needed, and say plainly what that is.
  4. Yours to keep. Clear documentation and a proper handover.
~/contactmail

Start a project

Tell me what you are trying to solve. A few lines is enough to start; it helps to include:

  • what the problem is, and who it affects
  • where you are: home, business, or an enterprise team
  • any deadline or budget you have in mind

$ mail hello@drmoon.uk

hello@drmoon.uk

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