Linux & servers
Administration, hardening, SSH, virtualization, and keeping small networks honest.
Erie, PA
Linux admin, developer, and the person you call when the box will not boot.
I am Christopher Yarger. I run CPYarger IT Services: open-source systems, networking, computer repair, training, and a little lighting design on the side.
What I do
Repair & field work
Shop and on-site computer repair, networking, and getting hardware back into service.
Open source
ESPHome, Home Assistant, MIDI + OBS tooling, and teaching people to run their own stack.
Lighting & AV
Live venue lighting and sound when the gig needs someone who can also fix the network.
Selected projects
Open source
obs-midi
Use MIDI devices to trigger events in OBS, and the other way around.
Home automation
ESPHome & Home Assistant
Custom components, templates, and add-ons for radios, fans, displays, and utility meters.
Since 2006
CPYarger IT Services
Consulting focused on open-source computing, networking, repair, and training.
Background
Determined, open-minded, and willing to go a long way to finish the job. Army Signal School trained in networking. Years of freelance Linux work, classroom teaching at Barre Open System Institute, and hands-on repair.
Ubuntu / Linux admin
Networking
Computer repair
OpenSSH
VirtualBox
Arduino / ESPHome
OBS + MIDI
Customer service
Contact
Christopher Yarger
Erie, Pennsylvania