Indie Developer • Southwest Virginia

R. Brandon Thompson

Building digital products from the Blue Ridge mountains.
Code, coffee, and the quiet life.

About Me

I'm an indie developer living in the hills of rural southwest Virginia, building software that matters. From web apps to CLI tools, I love shipping products that solve real problems — powered by strong coffee, mountain air, and open-source everything.

Skills & Tools

TypeScript

React / Next.js

Node.js

Databases

DevOps / Cloud

Mobile

UI / UX

Open Source

Featured Projects

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Ridgeline UI

An open-source React component library inspired by the rolling ridgelines of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

React

TypeScript

Storybook

Radix UI

Code Live

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Homestead CLI

A command-line toolkit for managing personal servers, backups, and homelab infrastructure.

Node.js

TypeScript

Commander.js

SQLite

Code

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Trail Weather

A hyper-local weather app for hikers in the Appalachian region, with trail-specific forecasts and alerts.

Next.js

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

OpenWeather API

Code Live

Latest Posts

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February 28, 20266 min read

The Indie Dev Stack: My 2026 Setup

A look at the tools, frameworks, and services I use to ship products as a solo developer working from rural Virginia.

Tech Stack

Indie Dev

Tooling

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January 20, 20265 min read

Building a CLI Tool That Doesn't Suck

Lessons learned from building Homestead CLI — a tool for managing personal servers that developers actually enjoy using.

TypeScript

CLI

Developer Tools

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December 15, 20257 min read

Why I Left the City to Code from the Mountains

After a decade in tech hubs, I packed up and moved to rural southwest Virginia. Here's what I learned about building software from the middle of nowhere.

Life

Remote Work

Rural Tech