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I build side projects because I enjoy it, and it happens to make me a better manager. But let's be clear, it's not a requirement.
How I use Terraform to manage DNS, Workers KV, D1, Queues, R2, and AI Gateway across 8 Cloudflare domains — with zero secrets on disk and full disaster recovery.
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