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Stuff & Things

I build tools that solve real problems. Most of my work lives behind closed doors — this is where I share what I can.

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01 Latest Stuff

Thoughts on development, tools, and building things.

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GitLab as a Business Asset: Inventory, Valuation, and Disaster Recovery

A self-hosted GitLab instance is more than a code repository. By using the GitLab API to inventory projects, issues, merge requests, contributors, and pipeline configurations, organizations can better understand replacement cost, institutional knowledge, and disaster recovery risk.

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ZFS Snapshot Replication Between TrueNAS Systems

A practical guide to setting up automated ZFS replication between two TrueNAS systems with asymmetric retention — short on the source, long on the destination.

Cleaning Up Old Kernels on Ubuntu

A simple bash script to safely remove old kernels on Ubuntu when apt autoremove doesn't get the job done.

02 Featured Things

A selection of things I've built.

DigiAdmin

A digital asset management platform built for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to streamline archival operations and preservation workflows. The first commit to this project was in 2015.

Laravel / Filament / Tailwind / Livewire

Xtra Hands

A family chore / allowance plaform for households that would like their evenings back.

Swift / Kotlin / Livewire

Digital Archives Platform

A digital archive platform for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, providing public access to digitized historical documents, photographs, government records, and other archival materials from Mississippi's rich history.

Chores

A family chore management app with rotating schedules, kid-friendly PIN check-in, and SMS reminders.

Preservation Monitor

A real-time file change monitoring system for the MDAH preservation storage array, replacing two legacy tools with a single lightweight service.

Process Files

A modular batch file processing toolkit that converts archives of TIFFs, documents, audio, and video into web-ready access copies — with optional watermarking and deep-zoom tileset generation.

Opac2

A modern search and discovery platform for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, providing unified access to 25+ historical record collections including genealogical files, court records, newspaper holdings, and Civil War-era documents.

Network Integrated Solutions Group

Enterprise WiFi solutions company offering site surveys, network design, and nationwide installation services.

03 A bit about me
Mack Hankins

Hi, I'm Mack — a developer who loves building things that work.

What I work with

Backend

PHP PHP
Laravel Laravel
Python Python
GNU Bash Bash
Node.js Node.js

Frontend

Livewire Livewire
Alpine.js Alpine.js
React React
Tailwind CSS Tailwind

Data & Infrastructure

MySQL MySQL
PostgreSQL PostgreSQL
Redis Redis
Docker Docker
GitHub Actions CI/CD

Tools & Interests

Filament Filament
Git Git
Anthropic Claude
Codex

Experience

Systems Administration Specialist III

Sep 2014 — Present
Mississippi Department of Archives and History

I wear a lot of hats here — and that's exactly how I like it. My work spans application development, systems administration, database management, hardware infrastructure, and CI/CD pipeline design, all in support of preserving and providing access to Mississippi's historical records.

Programmer Analyst I

Sep 2012 — Sep 2014
Mississippi State Hospital

Developed and maintained web applications. Designed and documented database architectures for healthcare information systems. Translated business requirements into technical specifications.

Systems Operator II

Jun 2009 — Sep 2012
Mississippi State Hospital

Administered IT help desk operations and technical support for 500+ end users. Resolved hardware, software, and application issues with minimal downtime.

Administrative Assistant I

Jul 2008 — Jun 2009
Mississippi State Hospital

Provided tier-1 technical support via help desk for hardware and software issues.

CEO / IT Director / Graphic Designer

Sep 2002 — Jun 2008

Triple H Enterprises

Developed custom web applications for e-commerce retail and wholesale operations. Directed all IT operations including network administration and system maintenance.

Certifications

Basic Supervisory Course

Mississippi State Personnel Board · Jan 2026

Anthropic

Claude 101

Anthropic Education · Apr 2026

 Anthropic

Claude Code in Action

Anthropic Education · Apr 2026

 Anthropic

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

Anthropic Education · Apr 2026