[Work & Writing](/work)

# Automation

4 entries

## 2026

- [View case study](/work/wake-on-join-minecraft)

  ### [Wake-on-Join Minecraft](/work/wake-on-join-minecraft)

  I put together a Minecraft server for friends that can sleep while nobody is playing, with the join attempt acting as the signal to bring it back.

  - Automation
  - Cloud infrastructure
  - Games

  [Source code](https://github.com/Slaymish/YayMinecraftServer)

- [View case study](/work/flat-power-calculator)

  ### [Flat Power Calculator](/work/flat-power-calculator)

  I made a small calculator for the flat power bill, keeping the calculation and the message about what each person owes close to the same inputs.

  - Automation
  - Finance
  - TypeScript

  [Source code](https://github.com/Slaymish/PowerCalculator)

- [View case study](/work/metlink-departures-display)

  ### [Metlink Departures Display](/work/metlink-departures-display)

  A small departures sign for Wellington buses, built to put the next arrivals somewhere glanceable instead of repeating the same stop lookup.

  - Automation
  - Python
  - Transport

  [Source code](https://github.com/Slaymish/metlink-departures-display)

## 2025

- [View case study](/work/bank-to-sheets-sync)

  ### [Bank-to-Sheets Sync](/work/bank-to-sheets-sync)

  I made a small banking pipeline that keeps settled transactions in Google Sheets, leaving the budget calculations in the sheet and handling the recurring sync in Python.

  - Automation
  - Finance
  - Python

  [Source code](https://github.com/Slaymish/akahu-sheets-sync)