Welcome to Build-My-Own-X – a personal engineering challenge where I attempt to build and understand real-world software systems by recreating them from scratch. Think of this as a hands-on, deep-dive study into how things work under the hood.
Rebuilding well-known systems is one of the best ways to:
- Deeply understand their internals
- Practice systems design and architecture
- Explore trade-offs in technology choices
- Grow as a full-stack or systems engineer
| Project | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
🧪 build-my-own-Github |
A self-hosted Git server with SSH and web UI support. | ✅ Completed |
🧠 build-my-own-cursor-ai-ide |
A code editor enhanced with basic AI capabilities | ✅ Completed |
🔎 host-my-own-search-engine |
Self-hosted private search engine, no tracking. | ✅ Completed |
🗃️ build-my-own-redis |
An in-memory key-value store | 🧪 Exploring |
🌐 build-my-own-dns |
A simplified DNS server to resolve domains | 🛠️ WIP |
🧾 build-my-own-programming-lang |
A programming language with its own parser | ✅ Completed |
🎥 build-my-own-streamYerd |
A basic live video | 🚧 In Progress |
Each project lives in its own folder and is self-contained.