Currently available for new projects
I build, secure and automate IT infrastructure for small and medium businesses around Augsburg — from network segmentation and hardened Linux servers to fully automated provisioning with Ansible.
Eight areas — in practice, most projects touch several of them at once.
The focus of my master's degree. I find weaknesses and close them before someone else does.
Properly separated networks instead of something that just grew — planned, built and documented.
Linux is where I specialise — I look after Windows and macOS environments just as well. Operations, migration and monitoring, happy to act as a second pair of eyes on existing systems.
Anything done twice by hand belongs in code — reproducible and reviewable.
Automation that runs locally and needs no cloud account — vendor independent.
Fast, accessible sites without tracking bloat — properly built rather than clicked together.
From the electrical engineering half of my degree: from circuit board to finished server.
Ongoing operation rather than one-off projects — with a maintenance agreement if you want one.
What I work with day to day. Missing something? Just ask — much of it transfers.
A selection of completed work.
Server administration
Thanks Max, the migration went smoothly and the new environment is really easy to find your way around.
Replaced an ageing single server with a virtualised Proxmox environment. Services moved into separate VMs, backups automated, and monitoring set up with Prometheus and Grafana.
Outcome: Individual services can be maintained independently; outages are reported, not discovered.
Smart home
It is really nice that everything runs locally and I do not have to create any cloud accounts. Controlling everything is much simpler now. Best of all, I can open the front door with my fingerprint without anyone else having my data.
Home Assistant as the central controller for lighting, heating and blinds, connected over Zigbee (zigbee2mqtt) and Shelly components. Cameras and access control moved into their own VLAN, separated from the rest of the network.
Outcome: Control keeps working without internet, and no device data leaves the house.
Networking & hardware
With the business running, it was important that the move happened over the weekend. Thank you for being so flexible and preparing everything so well. We were able to get straight back to work on Monday.
Supported the move to a new site: rebuilt the server rack and set up the network from scratch — modular, so it can grow with the business.
Outcome: Tidy, extensible infrastructure instead of years of ad-hoc additions.
Web & CMS
We tried it ourselves several times and always failed. Thank you, Max, for carrying out the upgrade so cleanly. The website is running flawlessly again.
Brought a long-neglected TYPO3 installation up to date step by step, across five major releases — carried out together with a partner in a very short time.
Outcome: The website runs on a supported version again and receives security updates.
Server administration
Thank you, Max. According to the official Nextcloud technician, upgrading from 13 to 31 in one go is not possible. You pulled it off, and our Nextcloud is running flawlessly again.
Nextcloud cannot jump straight from version 13 to 31 — every major version has to be passed through on its own. That is exactly how the instance was taken across all 18 major versions; data, database and the LDAP integration were carried over completely.
Outcome: A current Nextcloud with no data loss; users still sign in with their existing credentials.
Automation
From now on I no longer have to arrange for the certificates to be installed. That saves us time and money, as we always had to hire an external service provider. Thank you, Max!
The certificates expire every three months and had to be renewed and distributed to the systems each time. Both now happen automatically.
Outcome: No more manual work every three months, no risk from a forgotten renewal.
Wi-Fi & networking
Thank you, Max — the Wi-Fi now works everywhere in the restaurant and on the terrace. Our guests love that they can connect without any trouble.
Equipped a restaurant's dining room and terrace with UniFi components so the Wi-Fi is reliably available everywhere.
Outcome: Stable Wi-Fi coverage out to the terrace — orders and payments are now taken right at the table.
Smart home
Thanks Max, I never thought I would be able to control the heating, lighting and blinds while I am out. Everything is much more comfortable now and I am saving energy.
Planned and set up home automation for a house of more than 400 m².
Outcome: The whole house can be controlled centrally.
And much more
This is just a selection — there are many more projects. Got a plan or a problem that needs solving? Tell me about it.
Start a projectWhat clients write on Google.
So far there are only star ratings without a written review. As soon as someone adds a few lines, they will appear here.
Reviews from Google · Last updated: 18 Oct 2026
All reviews on Google Write a review on Google
Reviews are fetched to this server once a day and served from here. Your browser never connects to Google.
I'm Max Mazanec, a freelance IT consultant based in Augsburg, Germany. I started freelancing while still studying, and never stopped.
I studied computer science and electrical engineering at Augsburg Technical University of Applied Sciences, specialising in IT security for my master's. That combination is why I'm equally comfortable writing an Ansible playbook and wiring up a server rack.
University also left me with a network of specialists. Which means: if something falls outside my field, I say so and pass you on — and if you prefer, I handle the communication so you still only deal with one person.
Security isn't only needed in hardware — it's needed everywhere.
A short description is enough — I usually reply the same working day.