Preston, aka Hackatoa — developer and homelab engineer building self-hosted infrastructure, browser games, Discord bots, and open-source tools. Resume · github.com/Hackatoan
Discord Bots
- WikiRoll — collect characters from Wikipedia and 150+ wikis; roll, claim, and trade
- Lamar — GTA V–themed AI Discord bot powered by Gemini and Google Search
- Balthazar — Discord voice bot with Whisper transcription and clip capture
Browser Games
- Hackatoa Games — hub for all browser games
- Infinisweeper — infinite, endless minesweeper you can scroll and zoom forever
- Battleship — multiplayer battleship, play online vs friends or an AI
- Cards Against Hackatoa — free party card game online
- Sys32 Roulette — competitive 1v1 minigame battler
- Tic-Tac-Toe Online — real-time online tic-tac-toe by room code
- 1v1 Minesweeper — real-time competitive minesweeper, race an opponent
Tools
- Clip Forge — free browser-based video editor: trim, cut, and overlay clips with no uploads, runs entirely client-side
- Mosaic — photomosaic generator: rebuild any image out of hundreds of tiled photos, upload your own or pull a topic
- MovieTimelines — track film & TV franchises (Star Wars, MCU, Dune, John Wick and more) in in-universe order, episode by episode, with your watch time tallied
- Canvas Messenger — Discord-style messaging for Canvas LMS: DMs, group chats, and class channels
Apps
- P&N (Protons & Neutrons) — dating app for verified humans, ID checks, no bots or AI
- Element / Matrix — self-hosted Matrix chat (Synapse + Element)
Connect
- preston@hackatoa.com
- GitHub
- X / Twitter
- YouTube
- Twitch
- TikTok
- Discord — The Caldera
- TeamSpeak — ts.hackatoa.com
See the full link list at hackatoa.com/urls.
FAQ
Who is Hackatoa?
Hackatoa is Preston Harris, a developer and homelab engineer who builds self-hosted infrastructure, browser games, Discord bots, and open-source tools.
What is hosted on hackatoa.com?
hackatoa.com links to a self-hosted homelab of projects: Discord bots (WikiRoll, Lamar, Balthazar), browser games (Infinisweeper, Battleship, Cards Against Hackatoa, Sys32 Roulette), tools (Clip Forge, Mosaic), and apps (P&N).
Are Hackatoa's projects open source?
Most projects are open source and available on GitHub at github.com/Hackatoan.
How can I contact Hackatoa?
Reach out by email at preston@hackatoa.com, on X/Twitter @JHackatoa, or through the The Caldera Discord server.