I build systems
like construction sites.
RIKKETIK is the technical portfolio of Ricky van Poppel — DevOps, Linux, infrastructure, cyber security, automation, self-hosted systems, AI/LLM builds, and bare-metal Kubernetes from Eindhoven, Netherlands.
Operator: Ricky van Poppel
aka Ill DynamicsI'm Ricky van Poppel, building under the RIKKETIK name and also releasing music as Ill Dynamics.
From Eindhoven, Netherlands, I build systems like construction sites — structured, raw, and designed to survive chaos across DevOps, infrastructure, Linux, automation, and cyber security.
From bare-metal Kubernetes and self-hosted platforms to agentic AI pipelines and wonky cyberpunk playgrounds, I design environments where systems don't just run — they evolve.
This isn't just code.
It's controlled chaos.
Projects
Rikketik
Industrial portfolio platform built in SvelteKit: project pages, technical writing, strong visual identity, and a self-hosted static deployment shape that stays honest about its current state.
QonQrete
100% file-based, local-first, secure Agentic AI construction yard for planning, writing, reviewing, and iterating on code inside safe sandboxes on your own machine.
Visual FaQtory
ComfyUI-first local visuals yard for story-driven text2img → img2vid generation, live visuals playout, and QR crowd control.
WickedBox
Private file and app yard with Ceph-backed storage, upload pipelines, sync lanes, and GitOps-managed operator infrastructure behind the curtain.
Ill Dynamics
Artist site for Ill Dynamics with music, videos, free downloads, biography, media sections, and both English and Dutch public fronts.
WoNQstaq_v3
Three dedicated Hetzner servers running a K3s + Ceph RBD cluster with Git, registry, CI/CD, observability, and a fat replicated storage yard underneath it all.
The Builder
Ricky van Poppel is the builder behind RIKKETIK and the alias Ill Dynamics — an Eindhoven, Netherlands operator focused on DevOps, Linux, infrastructure, cyber security, and automation.
From orchestrating AI agents to running bare-metal Kubernetes and self-hosted systems, I build technical environments that are structured, powerful, and slightly raw. No managed-service fluff, no fake polish — just honest engineering.
More About Me →$ cat skills.yml
operator: Ricky van Poppel
location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
infra: [Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Ceph, Cilium]
focus: [DevOps, Linux, Infra, Cyber Security, Agentic AI, Automation]
philosophy: "local-first, self-hosted, security by design, control freak"
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Latest Posts
Building Multi-Agent AI Systems — Lessons from QonQrete
QonQrete is now a file-based local-first agent yard with a real runtime, hardened execution, workspace deployment, and IDE integrations — not just a three-agent diagram.
Read Article →Running K3s on Bare Metal with Ceph — Notes from WoNQstaq_v3
WoNQstaq_v3 is a three-node Hetzner K3s + Ceph yard with GitOps, storage, registry, CI/CD, and observability stacked on owned hardware.
Read Article →Building a Video Generation Pipeline with ComfyUI and Visual FaQtory
Visual FaQtory is currently strongest as a ComfyUI-first local visuals yard: story-driven text2img → img2vid generation, live visuals playout, and QR crowd control.
Read Article →Let's build something.
Need a DevOps, Linux, infrastructure, or security-heavy build with real automation behind it? Let's talk.