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SalehRam / Cloud · Code · Learning

Work worth sharing.

Selected software projects, cloud automation examples, practical technical writing, and hands-on teaching.

This is a selection of personal software projects, public technical writing, and teaching work — not a list of client engagements. Client projects and measurable outcomes will only be added with accurate details and appropriate permission.

SELECTED PUBLIC REPOSITORIES

From cloud operations to curious ideas.

Six personal projects selected from my public GitHub repositories: web applications, desktop tooling, command-line analysis, and cloud examples. Each project explains its scope and limitations.

WEB APPLICATION / ASTRONOMY

ArmillaryLab

An astrophotography planning application connecting target selection, observing windows, exposure plans, and acquisition progress.

Python · Flask · SQLAlchemy · Astropy · Astroplan · SQLite / PostgreSQL

Explore the project

DESKTOP APPLICATION / IMAGE TOOLS

XISF Viewer

A desktop utility for inspecting astronomy images, exploring their metadata, and working with XISF and FITS files.

Python · PySide6 / Qt · NumPy · Astropy · xisf

Explore the project

COMMAND-LINE TOOLS / DATA ANALYSIS

Astronomy Quality Utilities

Command-line workflows for evaluating captured FITS subframes, comparing focus, and identifying image-quality issues.

Python · Astropy · Photutils · NumPy · SciPy · PyYAML · Rich

Explore the project

GOOGLE CLOUD / PYTHON AUTOMATION

Compute Engine VM Operations

Minimal Python Cloud Function handlers demonstrating start and stop requests for a specified Compute Engine virtual machine.

Python · Google Cloud Functions · Compute Engine API · google-api-python-client

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GOOGLE CLOUD / CONTAINER PIPELINE

Cloud Build to Artifact Registry

A historical configuration example for building a Python container with Cloud Build and publishing image tags to Artifact Registry.

Google Cloud Build · Artifact Registry · Docker · Python · Flask · Gunicorn

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WEB APPLICATION / PLANNING TOOL

Starfield Outpost Planner

An unofficial fan-built planning application that totals resources and carrying mass for selected Starfield outpost modules.

Python · Flask · MongoDB / PyMongo · JavaScript · jQuery · Select2 · Bootstrap

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PUBLIC WORK

Built to explain. Written to be useful.

AUTOMATION / PYTHON

HTTP-triggered VM operations

A practical article exploring how Python and Google Cloud Functions can start and stop virtual machines.

Read the technical article

WORKSPACE / OPERATIONS

Making reports more useful

A technical walkthrough of filtering Google Workspace reports by groups.

Read the walkthrough

EDUCATION / IaC

Terraform on Google Cloud

A hands-on course connecting Terraform configuration with practical Google Cloud deployments.

Explore the course

WHAT’S NEXT

Curiosity, beyond the cloud.

A personal publishing project in development — separate from the software repositories and teaching work above.

IN DEVELOPMENT / ASTRONOMY BLOG

Into the Blackest Sea

A planned personal astronomy publication at intotheblackestsea.com. A dedicated home for astronomy writing, currently at the coming-soon stage.

Discover the planned blog

Visit the coming-soon website