# Hi there, I'm Gokul! 👋

### Cloud Engineer | Founder @ Ekarna | Indie Hacker

I’m a developer and entrepreneur based in **Chennai, India**. After years of working in the IT industry and specializing in Cloud Engineering, I have transitioned to building my own products full-time.

I am the Founder of **[Ekarna Interactive](https://ekarnainteractive.com/)**, a Product Studio focused on rapid SaaS development for the Indian market, and the **[Move Compete Play](https://movecompeteplay.com)** a "Builder's League".

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### 🚀 Currently Building

#### 🏢 **Ekarna Interactive**
My product studio structure to build and ship MVPs rapidly.
* **Focus:** Identifying B2B/B2C gaps in the Indian market (Tier 2 & 3 Cities).
* **Methodology:** Rapid prototyping, "Build in Public," and user-centric design.

#### 💍 **VivahSphere**
Ekarna's flagship SaaS product—a comprehensive platform to manage the chaotic beauty of Indian Weddings.
* **The Mission:** Simplifying collaboration between families, planners, and vendors.
* **The Stack:** React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Supabase.

#### 🎮 **Move. Compete. Play.**
An open-source developer community and product league sponsored by Ekarna.
* **The Vibe:** A "Builder's League" for developers to ship tools, products and games.
* **The Stack:** Self-Hosted Gitea, Matrix (Chat), and Flarum.
* **Join the Code:** [git.movecompeteplay.com](https://git.movecompeteplay.com)

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### 🛠️ Tech Stack & Skills

**Cloud & Infrastructure**
![AWS](https://img.shields.io/badge/AWS-%23FF9900.svg?style=flat-square&logo=amazon-aws&logoColor=white) ![Azure](https://img.shields.io/badge/azure-%230072C6.svg?style=flat-square&logo=microsoftazure&logoColor=white) ![DigitalOcean](https://img.shields.io/badge/DigitalOcean-%230080FF.svg?style=flat-square&logo=digitalocean&logoColor=white) ![Self-Hosted](https://img.shields.io/badge/Self_Hosted-%232496ED.svg?style=flat-square&logo=docker&logoColor=white)

**Frontend & Design**
![React](https://img.shields.io/badge/React-20232A?style=flat-square&logo=react&logoColor=61DAFB) ![Vite](https://img.shields.io/badge/vite-%23646CFF.svg?style=flat-square&logo=vite&logoColor=white) ![Tailwind CSS](https://img.shields.io/badge/Tailwind_CSS-38B2AC?style=flat-square&logo=tailwind-css&logoColor=white) ![Astro](https://img.shields.io/badge/astro-%232C2052.svg?style=flat-square&logo=astro&logoColor=white)

**Backend & Tools**
![Supabase](https://img.shields.io/badge/Supabase-3ECF8E?style=flat-square&logo=supabase&logoColor=white) ![Node.js](https://img.shields.io/badge/node.js-6DA55F?style=flat-square&logo=node.js&logoColor=white) ![Gitea](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitea-%23609926.svg?style=flat-square&logo=gitea&logoColor=white) ![Matrix](https://img.shields.io/badge/Matrix-000000?style=flat-square&logo=matrix&logoColor=white)

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### ✍️ From the Blog

I write about my journey from Agency Owner to Cloud Engineer, and now to SaaS Founder.

* **Genesis:** How I started with HTML/CSS hacks in 2016.
* **The Agency:** Scaling up with Webflow, automation, and E-commerce.
* **The Pivot:** Surviving the pandemic and becoming a Cloud Engineer.
* **The Leap:** Leaving the corporate world to build **Ekarna Interactive**.

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### ⚡ Stats

![GitHub User's stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/gokg4)
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### 📫 Connect with me

* [🏰 MCP League](https://git.movecompeteplay.com)
* [👽 Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/user/gokg4/)
* [💼 LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/in/gokulg4)
* [🌐 My Blog](https://gokg4.in)