Hey, I'm
Kayleigh Pilgrim

Name: Kayleigh Pilgrim
Price range: $$

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, ...

Send me an email

My Blog

PHP, Laravel, Javascript, Linux and Security.
Here's what I've been writing lately.

Tutorials

Some tutorials I've written about Linux, PHP and Cybersecurity.

My Work

Check out some of my projects.
I've worked for startups, corporations, governments and I also build my own apps and websites.
Some projects have a link to their GitHub repository.
Here's what I've been working on lately.

About Me

Since this is also my personal website, I thought it could be fun to
include some more personal information in the form of an interview.

Hobbies & interests:

ICT, Programming, System Administration, Linux, Cybersecurity, Psychology, Herbalism, Gemstones, Stamps, Reading, Gaming, Nature, Foodie, Restaurants, Wine, Travel, Movies, Series, Music, Poetry, Art

Movies & Series:

The Originals, The Vampire Diaries, The Blacklist, Elementary, Highlander, Lord of The Rings, Marvel Movies, Underworld, Saw, The Omen, The Exorcist, Sleepy Hollow, James Bond, Elfen Lied, Death Note, Bleach, Fairy Tail, Naruto

Music:

Gothic, Metal, HardRock, Nightcore, Classical, Pagan

Games:

Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Skyrim, Oblivion, World of Warcraft, Civilization, Age of Empires, Pokemon, Mario Cart, The Sims, GTA, Need for Speed, Hitman, Board Games, Card Games

Food:

Gourmet, Raclette, BBQ, Cheese Fondue, Fondue Bourguignon, Burgers, Fries, Pizza, Steak, Carpaccio, Vitello Tonnato, Sushi, Chicken Nuggets, Pancakes, French Toast

Books & Authors:

Thea Beckman, All Souls Series, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Daemon, James Bond

Travel Destinations:

Sainte-Maxime, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Gordes, Bormes-les-Mimosas, Montecatini Terme, Weisseespitze, Riquewihr, Echternach, Badenweiler, Grächen, Port d'Andratx

Colours:

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

Project management, soft skills, search engine optimation and branding

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

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.

“

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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Trusted By

Some of the companies I've had the pleasure of working with.