Mohamad Kholid Bughowi
Most people call me Ghowi
I’m an Indonesia-based software developer building reliable, maintainable web applications. I care about clear UI behavior, readable code, performance, accessibility, and the systems that keep software dependable after it ships.
Beyond frontend work, I explore backend development, infrastructure, developer tooling, and system design—and write about what I learn, build, break, and fix.
Recent Posts
Automate PostgreSQL Backups on a VPS with Cloudflare R2
A practical guide to backing up PostgreSQL on a single VPS with pg_dump, Docker, rclone, Cloudflare R2, systemd timers, and flock.
August 10, 2026
10 min read
I Don't Like Atomic Design as React Architecture
Atomic design is a useful mental model for design systems, but I don't think it works well as a React component architecture.
July 30, 2026
14 min read
Why I Stopped Reaching for Next.js
It's 2026 and the frontend ecosystem has evolved far beyond what Next.js can comfortably offer. Here's why I'm moving on and what I'm moving to.
May 7, 2026
9 min read
Share Your Local Dev Server Publicly with Cloudflare Tunnel
Learn how to use Cloudflare Tunnel and cloudflared to expose your localhost to the internet under your own custom domain.
May 6, 2026
6 min read
Set up Grafana and Prometheus Monitoring on a VPS Instance
A practical guide to building a full observability stack on VPS using Grafana, Prometheus, Node Exporter, and cAdvisor — all running in Docker.
April 20, 2026
8 min read
How to Use Next.js to Proxy HTTP Requests to External APIs
A technical deep dive into two approaches for proxying HTTP requests in Next.js, covering Route Handlers and the new Proxy feature introduced in Next.js 16 with full code implementation, trade-offs, and practical use cases.
February 11, 2026
10 min read
Personal Projects
Yawilab
A self-managed VPS that runs the private tools and services I use every day.
Pakpos
A fast, lightweight native desktop HTTP client written in Rust. No account, no Electron.
Informatics FRS Helper Public API
A RESTful service tailored to provide comprehensive information about courses, lecturers, and classes from Informatics FRS Helper.
Auto FRS Schedule
Part of the Informatics FRS Helper project to automatically parse all class schedule from Excel files to MySQL database.
Informatics FRS Helper
Fullstack Typesafe Next.js application for ITS Informatics students to organize their FRS
Fil in
A Transactional Video On Demand (TVOD) application that connects content creators with film enthusiasts.
Snippets
Enable HTTPS with Nginx
Set up free SSL/TLS certificates with Let's Encrypt and configure Nginx to serve traffic over HTTPS on a VPS
Eslint Config for Next.js + TypeScript Project
A ready-to-use configuration template for ESLint tailored for Next.js and TypeScript projects.
Next Auth JWT Configuration
A boilerplate for configuring next auth for JWT Auth Strategy
Zod Optional Empty Field
Make a string field become optional when it's an empty string