James Kenny James Kenny
52.80°N · 6.16°W Ireland

Building small things, for a long time.

A software developer, photographer, and indie maker based in Ireland. I build tools that solve real problems.

When I'm not coding, you'll find me chasing light with my camera, mostly landscape and seascape, with a side of astrophotography. There's usually a coffee being brewed somewhere.

Sunrise over Arklow south pier
Sunrise at Arklow South Pier. More at jkenny.photography

Now

Updated November 2026
Building

Bytestackr

Wiring up publishing to Instagram, Bluesky, LinkedIn and Mastodon so I can share my photography without living in four apps. I'm customer zero.

On the bench

A kitchen radio

An internet radio on a Raspberry Pi 5 with real buttons and a volume dial. It works on a breadboard. The 3D-printed case comes next.

What I'm building

Small tools, built in the evenings, mostly because I wanted them to exist.

In progress · the main build

Bytestackr

One tool for visual creators and makers to build an audience, publish across channels and own their sending infrastructure. I started it so I could share my own photography better.

bytestackr.com
Publishes to
Instagram, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Mastodon
Built for
Photographers and makers
First user
Me
Built with
.NET, TypeScript, Claude API
In progress

PingSpot

Uptime monitoring for websites and APIs. Quiet, with no spam. It also reports to an e-ink display I built for it.

Built with Ruby on Rails · C# · Azure Functions
pingspot.app
In progress

Plate

A personal, AI-assisted diet tool. Give it a recipe and it assesses it and suggests changes.

Built with .NET · Claude API
plate.jameskenny.dev
Community

Makers Breakfast

A community for indie makers and founders. Feeds, conversations and encouragement.

Built with Friends
makersbreakfast.com
Writing

serversncode

A blog about what broke recently and the side projects I'm building.

Built with Ghost
serversncode.com
The day job

GlobeTrack

A B2B platform for tour operators and DMCs.

globetrack.com

My Writing

Latest from serversncode.com
All posts at serversncode.com

Landscapes, seascapes and night skies.

Often by the sea, usually at sunrise/sunset or well after dark. The portfolio site is home-built too, with my own publishing tools behind it.

Those spring morning walks
Northern lights
Heading out to sea
My Gear: Canon EOS R6 Mark II or the DJI Mini 5 Pro
See the portfolio at jkenny.photography

On the workbench

Things with wires. Exploring, experimenting, and letting my curiosity out.

Kitchen radio

An internet radio with station buttons, a volume dial and an LCD. Voice control and sleep timers are planned for round two.

Raspberry Pi 5

E-ink status display

A small multi-page display: the weather, what's playing on Spotify, and whether PingSpot thinks anything is down.

ESP32 · e-ink

The Homelab

The home lab server. Side projects live here before they go anywhere public.

Proxmox · UniFi

3D printing

The radio case is next. Working on the design for the printer to get to work.

Bambu A1

Say hello.

Working on something interesting? Want to talk .NET, photography or home labs? I'm easy to find.

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