Hi, I'm
Abishek Devendran
I'm a software engineer based in Chennai, India, specializing in building (and occasionally designing) exceptional digital experiences. Focused on accessible, human-centered products. In my free time, I play video games, chess, and watch Anime.
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The Cucumber Incident: Over-Engineering BDD Tests for a SvelteKit Portfolio
How I survived the Node.js ESM module resolution boss fight to build an enterprise-grade Cucumber + Playwright testing stack for my personal blog.
sveltekit playwright cucumber +4
March 23, 2026
5 min read
The Loopback: Over-Engineering a Minecraft Server with Oracle Cloud, Tailscale, and Docker
How I bypassed CGNAT to host a modded, server-side-only Minecraft fabric instance on my Fedora workstation, controlled via a custom Discord bot.
minecraft self-hosting tailscale +4
December 20, 2025
6 min read
Breaking the 100MB Limit: Self-Hosting Immich with Oracle Cloud & Tailscale
How I engineered a free, secure, and unlimited reverse proxy for my home server using Oracle's Free Tier to bypass Cloudflare Tunnel limits.
self-hosting oracle-cloud immich +3
December 18, 2025
4 min read