I'm Will Laws, a Senior AWS Solutions Architect based in Sydney, NSW, passionate about solving problems with technology, particularly using AWS. You can learn more about me on my personal website and LinkedIn.

• FindYourFivePM.com: A web app that knows over 198,000 cities and towns worldwide and tells you where it's currently 5 PM. (Blog about the project)
• SHRCalculator.com: An advanced RAID calculator for Synology NAS users and IT professionals, supporting large drives (up to 32TB) and various RAID types including SHR/SHR-2.
• StrikeThroughTextOnMedium.com: A simple utility to generate strikethrough text for Medium articles.
• LocationServiceGateway: Deploys Amazon Location Service globally with low-latency routing via API Gateway and CloudFormation. (Blog Post)
• ha-apc-ecu-3: Get Home Assistant to read APC ECU-3 solar data. (Blog Post)
• Public-AWS-Website-Patterns: CloudFormation templates for common AWS website hosting and redirection patterns. (Blog Post)
• fishtest-docker: Dockerized environment for running Fishtest workers to test the Stockfish chess engine.
• gifcombine: Simple utility for combining GIF files.

Beyond my own repositories, I enjoy contributing back to the open-source community. Some projects I've contributed to include:

• rix1337/docker-ripper: Implemented a major feature enhancement and refactoring effort (PR #108). This involved adding numerous configuration options via environment variables (controlling output paths, ISO creation, timestamps, eject behavior, etc.), significantly refactoring the core bash script for maintainability, optimizing the Dockerfiles for reduced image size, and expanding the documentation with detailed usage instructions.
• make-all/tuya-local: Helped identify issues with device compatibility (Issue #1951).

• ApocaCache: Your containerized knowledge bunker for the apocalypse. An automated system for maintaining offline Wikipedia and other educational content via Kiwix.

I write about my process for solving technical challenges, often focusing on AWS and cloud technologies, over at 123cloud.st.

• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile