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Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly

CTO and Developer of MemberVault

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Mike Kelly is the CTO, Developer and Co-Founder of a SaaS company called MemberVault. He is not only a big Linux fan for personal uses, but uses Linux exclusively to develop and host the platform.

Mike is based in Olympia, WA where him and his wife run MemberVault, while raising 3 kids and a golden doodle.

Building a Chromebook replacement with NixOS

As Linux users, we often install Linux for friends and family, but many struggle with updates, packaging quirks, and system maintenance—leaving you to fix issues and them frustrated.

Instead of simply suggesting they get a Chromebook, what if we could create a similar experience with NixOS? My Nixbook project delivers automatic updates, easy Flatpak app installs, and sane defaults for everyday users.

In this talk, I’ll share how I built it and made it work flawlessly.

5 Reasons to Love NixOS

NixOS seems to be everywhere these days and has the fanatic energy usually reserved for Arch users. But WHY is it so popular? In this talk, I'll go over 5 reasons I love NixOS and you might too.

LinuxFest Northwest 2025 Sessionize Event

April 2025 Bellingham, Washington, United States

Planet Nix 2025 Sessionize Event

March 2025 Pasadena, California, United States

Mike Kelly

CTO and Developer of MemberVault

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