Hey, I'm
Kayleigh Pilgrim
Full-Stack PHP & JS Developer ★ Laravel Artisan ★ Linux Admin ★ Security Expert
Helping your brand succeed since 2008.
This is my corner of the web to share my thoughts and experience.
Who am I?
I'm a Full-Stack Developer, mostly focussed on PHP in the backend and JavaScript in the frontend. I'm also a Linux and security specialist.
When I'm not coding or tweaking servers; I read, study, work out or spend some time hiking.
When I was 7, I had an old MS-DOS PC and learned how to write games in QBasic. Check my portfolio and blog to see how that evolved.
Welcome to my corner of the web, and thank you for visiting!
Kayleigh Pilgrim
How can I help you?
Code: PHP & Laravel backend, JS/TS frontend
Development: web-sites/-apps/-shops,
mobile apps
Admin: Linux, datacenters, VoIP, automation, monitoring
Security: prevention, detection, testing, backups, recovery
Marketing: SEO, branding, social media, video/photo editing
Other: agile, scrum, devOps, AI, cloud, ...
Testimonials
I've had the pleasure to work with some amazing clients, teams, and companies; from infrastructure overhauls to fullstack development and branding. Here's what a few of them had to say about working with me.
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Working with Kayleigh has been an absolute game-changer for our team. She not only delivers clean, maintainable code, but also proactively improves our infrastructure, security, and deployment flow. Her ability to think both as a developer and as a systems architect makes her an incredibly valuable asset. She's someone I trust with both the codebase and the server it's running on.
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Kayleigh came in and completely transformed the way we manage our infrastructure. She automated our entire server setup with Puppet, integrated Icinga2 for real-time monitoring, and cleaned up years of technical debt in just a few weeks. Everything is more stable, secure, and maintainable now. I can't imagine going back to how things were before.
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Kayleigh built us a beautiful, SEO-optimized blog and two companion mobile apps that work flawlessly across Android and iOS. She handled everything from the CMS setup to deployment and even helped us streamline our content strategy. It's rare to find someone with this level of technical range and creative insight.
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My Skills
What I do best.
Development
PHP, Laravel, Composer, Pest, PHPUnit
JavaScript, NodeJS, GraphQL, ReactJS, NextJS, TypeScript, Deno.js
Database: MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, MS SQL, Database Design
Design: UI, UX, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap
Other: OOP, HTML5, CSS, Bash, PowerShell, C, C#, Python
Tools: Git, PhpStorm, VsCode, NeoVim
CMS: Wordpress, Drupal, Prestashop, Magento, WooCommerce, Concrete5
Linux
Distro: Debian, RedHat, Arch, Ubuntu, Fedora, Gentoo
Server: Nginx, Apache, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, pm2, Asterisk, Exim, Postfix, Bind, PowerDNS, OpenSSH
DevOps: Puppet, Foreman, Ansible, Icinga2, Nagios, Zabbix, Graylog, LibreNMS, OpenNMS, Automation, Monitoring
Panels: Mailcow, CPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, FreePBX, PfSense(BSD), NextCloud
Security: Suricata, Snort, Fail2Ban, Tripwire, ClamAV, IPtables, ModSecurity, Comodo WAF, Application Firewalls, Hardening, Custom Kernel, Intrusion Detection
Projects, Soft Skills, Seo, ...
Project Management, Scrum, Agile, DevOps
Diploma in Applied Psychology, Coaching, Studious, Creative, Solution-Oriented, Flexible, Responsible, Helpful, Empathic
Seo, Brand Building, Marketing, Social Media
Photo Editing, Video Editing
Security
Firewalls, Application Firewalls, Backup Solutions, Data Recovery, Antivirus, Intrusion Detection, Intrusion Prevention, Penetration Testing, Suricata, Snort, Owasp, Comodo WAF, ModSecurity, Hardening, Fail2Ban, Tripwire, IPtables
Network
TCP/IP, IPv6, HTTP3, Routing, Datacenters, BGP, WiFi, Bluetooth, Fiber, Ethernet, Hypervisors, VPN, High Availability, VoIP, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Huawei, Dell, NetGear, MikroTik, Ubiquity
Microsoft
Server, Client, Exchange, IIS, Active Directory, SQL Server, HyperV, Network Load Balancing, Remote Desktop Services, DNS, Sharepoint
Trusted By
Some of the companies I've had the pleasure of working with.
