Rahul Makhija
Founder at IX Updates
Chandigarh, India
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Top SchoolRahul Makhija is a self-taught network and software engineer with 11+ years of professional experience operating ISP networks since 2007 and building network-focused tooling for over a decade. As Founder of IX Updates and Co-Founder & CTO of Esto Group, he blends hands-on network operations with pragmatic software development to illuminate Internet exchange ecosystems, notably maintaining a public IX dashboard for India. He has deep operational interest in BGP and Internet exchanges and has contributed to the community through volunteer program committee work for NOGs like INNOG, SANOG, and APNIC. Rahul also served on the PeeringDB Board of Directors, reflecting recognition from the global peering community. Based in Chandigarh, India, he is a relentless learner who turns operational challenges into reusable software, prioritizing continuous learning and community contribution.
12 years of coding experience
High School, High School at Kurukshetra University
English, Hindi, Punjabi
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Github Skills (17)
mikrotik10
freeradius10
eloquent9
laravel9
php9
docker-container7
nginx6
vhosts6
htaccess6
cakephp6
javascript6
firebase-authentication6
mysql6
hugo4
proxy4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
AccessManager/am-radius
Aug 2014 - Apr 2015
Contributions:3 releases, 43 commits, 6 pushes in 8 months
AccessManager/access-manager
Jul 2014 - Jun 2018
Contributions:3 releases, 245 commits, 40 pushes in 3 years 11 months
mikrotikhotspot-user-managementwifi-hotspotfreeradius-webinterfacefreeradius
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