ce-data – Christian Erpelding Datentechnik

Technology

The tools we work with. Open source where possible, always documented, and chosen so that you never depend on a single vendor.

Virtualisation & servers

  • Proxmox VE and Proxmox Backup Server
  • Debian GNU/Linux
  • ZFS
  • Docker and Docker Compose
  • Traefik as reverse proxy with automatic TLS certificates

Network & security

  • OPNsense firewalls, VPN and site-to-site links
  • UniFi networks and Wi-Fi
  • VLAN segmentation
  • Multi-factor authentication, password vaults, GPG
  • Monitoring with Zabbix, Grafana and InfluxDB

Identity & workplace

  • Samba Active Directory and group policies
  • Windows and Linux workstations, automated provisioning
  • Microsoft 365 and Entra ID where customers use it
  • Printer and scanner fleets

Collaboration & communication

  • Nextcloud with Talk, calendar and contacts
  • Mail servers, spam and phishing protection, archiving
  • Video conferencing on your own infrastructure

Business applications

  • ERP systems, including Firebird-based ones
  • Shopware 6 web shops and custom extensions
  • Document management with automatic classification
  • HR management, time tracking and payroll interfaces
  • Production: machine connectivity (Modbus, S7), shop-floor data capture, time series with InfluxDB and Grafana
  • Exports to DATEV and accounting, e-invoicing

Development

  • Python with FastAPI
  • TypeScript, React and Next.js for web applications
  • Kotlin for Android apps
  • PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Firebird
  • EDI and AS2, REST and SOAP interfaces
  • Git, automated tests and deployments

Artificial intelligence

  • Local open-weight models with Ollama on your own hardware
  • European, GDPR-compliant model providers
  • Knowledge bases with retrieval (RAG) over internal documents
  • Document recognition, classification and extraction
  • Speech to text, assistants in chat tools
  • Agents with tightly scoped permissions and logging