Infrastructure & security

Systems that keep running, and can prove it.

Infrastructure is where strategy meets reality. We design, operate and review the environments that business-critical applications run on, with continuity, maintainability and cost in plain view.

Operations

What we take responsibility for.

01

Deployment architecture

Environments, release process and rollback designed for the size of your team, not for a conference talk.

02

Linux & server operations

Provisioning, hardening, patching and day-to-day operation of servers, in the cloud or on your own hardware.

03

Containers & networking

Docker-based deployments, private networking, tunnels, DNS and edge services.

04

Access & secrets

Who can reach what, how credentials are stored and rotated, and how access is removed when people leave.

05

Monitoring & status

Uptime checks, alerting and status pages, so you find out before your customers do.

06

Backups & recovery

Backups that are tested by restoring them, and a recovery plan someone other than the author can follow.

07

Cost visibility

Cloud and self-hosted options compared on real numbers. Often the cheapest reliable setup is simpler than the one you have.

08

Documentation

Runbooks and architecture notes, so the system does not depend on one person's memory, including ours.

Response times, support hours and service levels are agreed per engagement and written into the contract. We do not publish generic guarantees.

Security

Two kinds of security work.

MGSTAKING

Infrastructure & application security reviews

A structured review of how a platform is deployed, accessed and operated: exposure, authentication, secrets, dependencies, backups and incident readiness. You receive prioritised findings and a remediation plan. A review reduces risk; it is not a certification and no honest reviewer will call a system "fully secure".

xAudits

Smart-contract & protocol audits

Specialist audits of Solidity and Rust smart contracts are delivered through xAudits, the security firm Marius founded. Its audit reports are public, so you can read the work before you commission any.

xaudits.io

Working stack

Chosen for the problem, not for the badge.

The tools used most often. The right answer for you may be different, and saying so is part of the job.

  • Linux / Ubuntu
  • Docker & Compose
  • PostgreSQL
  • Next.js & TypeScript
  • Prisma
  • Cloudflare: DNS, Tunnels, Workers, R2
  • Self-hosted CI runners
  • Hetzner & own hardware
Where the name comes from

From staking to stake.

MGSTAKING started in 2021 as a blockchain infrastructure operator, running validator nodes on two networks. That activity has ended and is not a current service. What remains is the operating discipline: systems where downtime has a price and nobody else is on call.

Contact

Tell me what you are deciding.

A first conversation is about fit: your situation, what a good outcome looks like, and whether I am the right person to help.