Sheet 1 · Stocksfield, Northumberland · Est. in a spare room
Curiosity,
made useful.
Apps and the systems behind them, made by one person and run from a rack beside the Tyne. Here’s the map.
Sheet 2 · Points of interest
Made to be used. Built to feel right.
Five places worth visiting. Different ideas, the same attention to the everyday.
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POI 01 · iPhone · Apple Watch
TimelyYour school day at a glance.
What’s now, what’s next and where to be. Import your school timetable, then see it on your Lock Screen, in a widget and on your wrist.
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POI 02 · Web · iPhone · Android
FlowerXA marketplace in full bloom.
Flower buyers and sellers finding each other, sharing what’s fresh, and growing their connections.
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POI 03 · iPhone
WetherlyA little more outlook.
Current conditions, hourly and seven-day forecasts. From the next rain to the changing wind.
Under survey
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POI 04 · iPhone
TomNetMake sense of the network.
Subnet calculations, DNS lookups and connectivity checks, together in one native app.
Under survey
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POI 05 · iPhone
TomInfraYour infrastructure in your pocket.
Service health, guest management and operation history. A native app for a closer look at the systems behind the lab.
Sheet 3 · Cross-section
Beneath the surface, one rack.
The apps are only the top layer. TomTechLab runs its own hosting, networking, sign-in and monitoring on a Proxmox rack in Stocksfield, so every page and service on this map starts here.
- A
Networking
The connections behind the experience, linking every service together.
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Identity
Shared sign-in and access controls for the administration tools.
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Hosting
A home for the apps and services, on TomTechLab’s own platform.
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Monitoring
Service health and a public status page, watching around the clock.
Sheet 4 · Plot available
Rent a Proxmox container.
A container (CT) is a lightweight Linux environment with its own allocated resources: a practical plot to run a web app, try an idea or build a development environment.
- CPU & memory
- Storage
- Linux setup
- Access & networking
What would you like to host?
- Share your ideaYour application, preferred Linux distribution and expected use.
- Choose the right resourcesAn estimate of CPU, memory, storage and how you need to connect.
- Agree the arrangementAvailability, pricing, backups and support confirmed before you commit.
Choose “Hosting and infrastructure” and mention a Proxmox CT. Rentals are subject to availability and suitability.
Sheet 5 · Weather station
Live readings from the lab.
Taken from the public status page and refreshed every minute while you’re here. Don’t take our word, ask the servers.
Open the full status pageWaiting for the first reading…
Your destination
Your next idea starts here.
A new website, a hosting project, or a system that could work better. You don’t need a finished brief: tell me what you have in mind and we’ll plan the route together.
- What do you have in mind?What you’d like to build, improve or solve.
- Where are you starting?A fresh idea or something you already run.
- What works for you?A timescale and budget, if you have them.