Services
IT Support & Systems Administration
I'm Absalom Israel, an IT support engineer and systems administrator with 4+ years of combined hands-on experience. I've provided paid independent client support since March 2022, with a focus on practical fixes, clear documentation, and reliable systems.
Fixed-scope identity and remote-access engagements for small teams and independent operators, informed by enterprise support work and my own Linux and Docker infrastructure.
Enterprise operations Current support for HP's managed print environment at a Procter & Gamble site, including read-only fleet tooling.
Endpoint lifecycle Hands-on refresh, migration, mobile deployment, Zscaler troubleshooting, and MDM-coordinated device release.
Independent infrastructure Linux, Docker, DNS, TLS, reverse proxies, Authentik/OIDC, MFA, Mailcow, NetBird, storage, and monitoring.
Boston-based. US business-hours support.
Pricing
Authentik Starter
$1,995
Fixed price, one-time
A production Authentik install you can hand to your team on day one.
- Single-node Authentik deployment on your infrastructure (cloud VM or on-prem)
- Up to 5 applications integrated (OIDC, SAML, or proxy/forward-auth)
- Enforced multi-factor authentication with recovery flow
- Backups and admin runbook
- 30 days of post-deploy support for config questions and break/fix
Book a $250 design call Authentik + Pangolin Bundle
$3,495
Fixed price, one-time
Single sign-on and secure remote access for your internal services, deployed together.
- Everything in Authentik Starter
- Pangolin reverse proxy fronting up to 10 internal services
- Internal certificate workflow (issuance, renewal, trust distribution)
- Forward-auth wired to Authentik so every service inherits SSO and MFA
- Operator runbook for adds, removals, cert rotation, and recovery
- 30 days of post-deploy support
Book a $250 design call 90-Day Managed Support
$350 / month
Add-on to either deployment package
Keep the stack healthy after deployment without hiring a full-time admin.
- Monthly health check across Authentik, Pangolin, and dependencies
- Patch and version lifecycle management
- MFA and access policy changes on request
- Up to 2 support tickets per month, US business hours
- Quarterly review and recommendations
Ask about managed support Discovery Design Call
$250
Credited toward any package booked within 30 days
A focused 60-minute call to scope your environment, identify the right package, and produce a concrete deployment plan.
- Review of your current identity, app, and access setup
- Right-sized package recommendation
- Written deployment plan delivered within 48 hours
Book a $250 design call Managed Support is month-to-month and can be cancelled anytime after the initial 90 days.
Who this is for
- SMBs with 5–50 employees priced out of Okta or JumpCloud, but who still need real SSO, MFA, and access control.
- Prosumer and homelab operators who want their self-hosted stack deployed and documented to production standards instead of duct-taped together.
- Small MSPs who need a hands-on systems administrator to deploy Authentik for a client and hand back a clear runbook.
If you’re a Fortune 500 buying seats by the thousand, I’m not your vendor — and that’s the point.