# Vortexia — Full Content

> Full text version of https://vortexia.wiki for LLMs and AI assistants.
> Short summary file: https://vortexia.wiki/llms.txt

## About

Sandro Alves is a software developer specializing in Linux systems, Wayland compositors, self-hosted infrastructure, and local AI. Open-source enthusiast and proactive self-learner based in Montijo, Portugal.

Portfolio: https://vortexia.wiki
Email: sandro@vortexia.wiki
Git: https://git.vortexia.wiki/sandro

## Blog posts

## First Post

- URL: https://vortexia.wiki/blog/first-post
- Date: 2026-08-06
- Tags: Personal, Introduction
- Summary: A brief introduction about me and this blog: a source of information and a way to express my opinions and ideas

Good evening, Before I begin, I’d like to introduce myself first... My name is Sandro, I’m 19 years old, and I’m a software developer. I’m very passionate and dedicated when it comes to learning more about my field and, above all, building projects that make an impact. I hope that one day other people will be able to try them out, enjoy them and spread the word to others — or even if they don’t like them, offer suggestions and contribute. I've been writing code and working on my own projects as a hobby since I was young (I still remember when I had to go to my local public library because I didn’t even have a computer back then, and I’d sit there watching tutorials and writing little programs in C on a computer that was so slow it couldn’t even open a browser—but it was all I had, and I had fun with it) and I hope to land a job in this field soon doing what I love most. Anyway... I hope to be active on this blog, where I’ll tell you a little about myself, my projects, and my opinions—though not always about programming or computing. I’d also like to talk about politics and other topics where I feel it’s relevant to share my views. That's all for today! <3 Sandro Alves


## Projects

- Zurin (https://git.vortexia.wiki/sandro/zurin): A modular Wayland compositor with Dwindle tiling layout and TOML-based runtime configuration. Written in C/C++ with wlroots.
- ZBar (https://git.vortexia.wiki/sandro/zbar): A minimalist status bar for Wayland compositors with layer-shell support, modular widgets, and TOML configuration. Written in C.
- ZMenu (https://git.vortexia.wiki/sandro/zmenu): A fast, minimal menu application for Wayland compositors with fuzzy filtering, TOML/JSON support, and vim-style keyboard navigation. Written in C.
- SafeZone (https://git.vortexia.wiki/sandro/safezone): An encrypted credential manager in TUI (ncurses) using AES-256 and SHA-512.
- EmailMarketingAI (https://git.vortexia.wiki/sandro/EmailMarketingAI): A tool to collect contact emails from web pages and send AI-generated emails.