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My name’s Andrei and I’m a Swift Software Engineer & Entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience in mobile development field. I create useful products with simple & intuitive interfaces.

Design as a developer

Two anchors for developers doing design: visual hierarchy and similarity to build readable interfaces without switching careers.

November 23, 2025 Â· 2 min Â· Andrei Chenchik

My Weekend Russian Pancake (Blini) Ritual

How I make the thin Russian pancakes that turned into a weekend tradition and the exact steps, toppings, and butter dunk I rely on.

November 16, 2025 Â· 2 min Â· Andrei Chenchik

Adding a persistence layer for side projects

One PostgreSQL on Dokku plus Cloudflare R2 backups — my baseline persistence for mobile apps.

August 29, 2025 Â· 4 min Â· Andrei Chenchik

Cloudflare proxy for my Dokku server

Hide a Dokku app behind Cloudflare: move the domain, turn on the proxy, issue an origin certificate, and block direct traffic with a firewall.

August 17, 2025 Â· 3 min Â· Andrei Chenchik

Minimal Dokku Setup for Side Projects

My minimal stack for mobile side projects: a low-cost Hetzner VPS, Docker containers, and Dokku without infrastructure headaches.

July 15, 2025 Â· 5 min Â· Andrei Chenchik