Nathan Ash

Nathan Ash

Done it more than once? Let's script it.

Technical Services Manager
Melbourne, Australia

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msitarzewski/agency-agents ⭐ 57,336

A complete AI agency at your fingertips - From frontend wizards to Reddit community ninjas, from whimsy injectors to rea… Shell

I’m a Technical Services Manager and Systems Engineer based in Melbourne, with 13+ years in IT infrastructure.

Currently leading deployment and infrastructure delivery at Megabus Software — building automated deployment pipelines, managing server migrations, and keeping 2,800+ endpoints running smoothly across Australia and New Zealand.

I’m passionate about automation, documentation, and building things that just work. When I’m not wrangling infrastructure, I’m tinkering with my homelab or exploring new tech.

What I work with: Datto RMM, Autotask, VS Code, Intune, Entra ID, PowerShell, Python, Docker, Nox, Claude Code, and whatever else needs fixing.

Certifications: CCNA, Advanced Diploma in Computer Systems Engineering (Network Security)

ChannelSurf: A YouTube Playlist Shuffler with Retro TV Transitions

A single-file web app that randomly surfs through YouTube playlists, playing short clips with TV static, glitch effects, and other retro transitions. Zero dependencies, works anywhere.

ICFS Tables: A Browser Extension Born from Frustration (and Nystagmus)

I built a Chrome/Edge extension that adds alternating row colours to HTML tables because I literally can't see them without it. Here's why and how.

Fixing the Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Driver: A Journey Through Every Wrong Answer

A Realtek 2.5GbE NIC driver pushed via Windows Update was dropping PCs off the network. Here's how I fixed it at scale with devcon, and every approach that failed first.

Datto File Protection Monitor: Fixing False Positives and Auto-Resolving Alerts

A Datto RMM component monitor that parses the DFP status XML to eliminate false positive alerts from transient connection states, suppress noise during active backups, and auto-resolve when healthy.

Teaching AI to Write Datto RMM Components

An open-source agent skill that gives AI coding assistants deep knowledge of Datto RMM component development -- monitor contracts, PowerShell patterns, and deployment best practices.

pgGhost: Automatically Anonymise PII in Any PostgreSQL Database

An open-source Python tool that auto-discovers schemas, detects PII columns by name patterns, and replaces real data with realistic fake data — while maintaining referential integrity.

DiskHealthCheck: SMART Monitoring That Actually Tells You What's Wrong

A PowerShell script that uses smartmontools to monitor SMART attributes, track degradation over time, and give you a clear OK/Degraded/Failing verdict — standalone or as a Datto RMM component.

Proxmox VMforge: Zero-Touch Windows 11 VMs with Terraform

Automating Windows 11 VM creation on Proxmox using Terraform and PowerShell — from ISO boot to unattended install, fully hands-off.

Datto RMM Toolkit: Reusable PowerShell Functions for Better Components

An open-source collection of PowerShell helper functions for Datto RMM — covering UDF writing, structured logging, exit codes, run-as-user execution, and per-user registry modification.

Managing My Cloudflare DNS with Terraform

How I moved my homelab's DNS from click-ops to Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and the Cloudflare provider.

DumpTruck — A PostgreSQL Backup Tool

Building a production-ready PostgreSQL backup solution with a GUI, CLI, GFS retention, and Datto RMM integration. Named after the best database pun I could think of.

How This Site Works

A look under the hood at my personal site — built with Astro, the Spectre theme, and deployed on Cloudflare Pages.

Hello World

First post on the new site. Built with Astro and the Spectre theme.

yazinsai/OpenOats ⭐ 1,327

A meeting note-taker that talks back. Swift

homanp/infinite-monitor ⭐ 238

Monitor anything in real time TypeScript

joaoh82/rustunnel ⭐ 386

**Rustunnel** is a open-source tunnel service written in Rust that replicates the core functionality… Rust

anthropics/claude-plugins-official ⭐ 13,766

Official, Anthropic-managed directory of high quality Claude Code Plugins. Python

garrytan/gstack ⭐ 33,506

Use Garry Tan's exact Claude Code setup: 15 opinionated tools that serve as CEO, Designer, Eng Manag… TypeScript

alibaba/OpenSandbox ⭐ 8,912

OpenSandbox is a general-purpose sandbox platform for AI applications, offering multi-language SDKs,… Python

koala73/worldmonitor ⭐ 41,892

Real-time global intelligence dashboard — AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and … TypeScript

pinchtab/pinchtab ⭐ 8,030

High-performance browser automation bridge and multi-instance orchestrator with advanced stealth inj… Go

pablodelucca/pixel-agents ⭐ 5,081

Pixel office. TypeScript

mutable-state-inc/autoresearch-at-home ⭐ 431

AI agents running research on single-GPU nanochat training automatically Python

PowerShell Automation

Custom deployment and automation tooling built with PowerShell for endpoint management.

Homelab

Self-hosted infrastructure on Unraid with 15TB storage, Docker containers, network-wide ad-blocking, and Cloudflare tunnels.

2021 - Present

Megabus Software (LEO Software Group)

Technical Services Manager

Leading the DIDS team — deployment, infrastructure, and endpoint management across Australia and internationally. Built complete SOE from scratch, automated Windows 11 upgrades, and manage server migrations.

2006 - 2021

Voonix ITS

Systems Engineer (Sole Trader)

Independent IT consultancy providing break-fix support, infrastructure design, and managed services to SMBs. Expert-level Linux server administration and web hosting.

2012 - 2013

Network Neighborhood

Junior Network Administrator

Supported 1,000+ users across multiple school campuses. Hands-on with Cisco infrastructure — WLAN controllers, ASAs, IDS/IPS, firewalls, switches.