It shouts when infra is actually dead.
Always-on box on Tailscale. Healthchecks dead-man email when it’s actually gone. You can tell dead from flaky. No port-forward spaghetti.
Access Pack · $99
You already have cameras, a shop PC, or a Pi that should stay reachable. This pack is the checklist: put Tailscale on a box you can install it on, reach it without opening ports to the internet, and get an email when the box is actually gone.
Not a managed service. Not 24/7. Tailscale is yours.
Free guides
Short how-tos. Free. Same problems I get asked about.
- When the box goes dark: dead hardware vs Wi‑Fi vs Tailscale auth
- Tailscale after reboot: unattended so it comes back without you
- Email when the box dies: heartbeat shout + prove-it unplug
- Away from home: Tailscale looks dead while you’re traveling
- Remote access without port forwarding: shop PC/Pi, no WAN hole, CGNAT
Buy the $99 checklist if you’ll do it yourself. Hire me for a week if you want it done with you.
Offers page has pack+hour, break-glass, status page, weeks, and waitlists.
Need me on the job?
Week jobs when you want hands-on. Pack + hour and break-glass are on the offers page too.
Sometimes the checklist isn’t enough. You want someone in your accounts who finishes one system by Friday.
I work in your stack: Tailscale & access, the boring ops (DNS, hosts, monitoring, notes), sensors and devices that have to talk. One named job. Your logins. A short map when I leave.
Oklahoma City first weeks: $1,500-$2,500. Keep-alive $400-$800/mo if you want it, month to month, no trap.
Call or text 405-526-2351, or use the form below.
Who you’re hiring
I’m Stephen Houser. I live in Edmond. I’ve kept school tech running, stood up software people actually use, and built networks that have to come back after a bad night. You get me, not a ticket number.
Straight answers
Pack or week: which do I buy?
If you’ll do the checklist yourself on a box you admin (shop PC, Pi, NVR/PC), get the Access Pack ($99). Mid-tier setups (pack+hour, break-glass) are on the full offers menu. If you want me to wire it with you, or fix something half-alive that’s eating your week. That’s a week job.
Is the Access Pack a managed service?
No. ZIP checklist. Your Tailscale, your Healthchecks, your accounts. Not 24/7 watch. Not website-only uptime pings. Not Ring / cloud cameras you can’t install software on.
Only Oklahoma City?
Home base is Edmond / OKC. Pack is digital (anywhere). Week jobs: if I can reach your systems cleanly, remote is fine; if it needs hands on a box or a roof, I’ll come out.
What do you need from me for a week?
Name the one system. Someone who can say yes to access. A clear Friday “done.” We write that down before anything goes live.
Contact
Week job? Tell me what should work and doesn’t, or call 405-526-2351.
This form is for week jobs. The pack is on the Access Pack page.
I don’t sell
- Website-only uptime monitors
- Ring / Nest / cloud cams alone (wrong box)
- 24/7 NOC or MSP tickets
- A chatbot demo on my laptop