Veteran-owned · Bay Area, Sacramento & Central California

Tech that just works.

Veteran-owned systems engineering for homes and small businesses across the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Central California. Fixed quotes before any work and replies inside 24 hours. You work with the engineer, not a call center.

First 15 minutes free Replies within 24 hours Fixed quote before any work

Leave your number and I'll personally call you back, typically the same day.

3 regionsBay Area, Sacramento & Central California
24 hrsthe longest you'll wait for a reply
15 minfree first call, no strings on it
0sales reps, scripts, or call centers
// services

Pick your problem.

Everything below is something we already built and run for ourselves. That's the audition.

most requested UniFi network rack installation
01 · Networking & Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi that reaches the garage.

UniFi networks planned around your actual floor plan. Full coverage, a separate guest network, and parts you can replace one at a time instead of all at once.

most requested Private home server build
02 · Private Cloud

Your files, in your house.

A quiet server in the closet instead of a monthly cloud bill. Photos, documents, and backups stay home, where they belong.

most requested Private smart home control
03 · Smart Home

A smart home that keeps its mouth shut.

Lights, cameras, and climate that work without shipping your family's routines to some company's data center.

Custom workstation build
04 · Custom Builds

Computers built like they matter.

Workstations and gaming rigs specced for your real workload, assembled carefully, and tested harder than the store ever would.

Network security review
05 · Security Checks

Find the open doors first.

A practical security review of your home or office network. You get fixes and priorities, not scare tactics.

Solar panel ROI analysis
06 · Solar ROI

Solar math without the salesman.

I don't sell panels, which makes me useful. I check the quote you got against real numbers so you know whether it actually pays off.

Business website design
07 · Websites

A website that rings your phone.

Fast, simple business sites built to turn visitors into calls. You're reading one right now.

Home office setup
08 · Home Office

An office that doesn't fight back.

Reliable network, clean audio and video for calls, sane cable runs. Working from home stops being a daily gamble.

Technical project review
09 · Technical Reviews

A second opinion before you spend.

Planning something big? I'll review the plan, tell you what I'd do differently, and why. Cheap insurance against expensive mistakes.

Security camera installation
10 · Security Cameras

Cameras that record to your house, not the cloud.

Wired camera systems with local storage. No monthly fees, no footage on some company's servers, and recording keeps working even when the internet doesn't.

// recent work

Built, shipped, and running right now.

venue system

Multi-room karaoke platform for a KTV venue

One central server that searches, downloads, and streams karaoke video to every room. TV players, tablet remotes, and song requests from guests' phones.

central media server · per-room players · QR song requests
private infrastructure

Private cloud builds, no subscriptions

Storage servers that replace monthly cloud bills, on properly segmented networks, with remote access that opens zero ports to the internet.

local-first · segmented networking · 0 open ports
software tooling

Solar decision toolkit

Our own calculators for real consultations: payback math, blackout battery runtime, and a line-by-line utility bill decoder. No sales pitch attached.

7 calculators · used in live consults
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// why people call us

What you get here that the big companies won't give you.

the same person, start to finishOne engineer. Not a queue.

The person who quotes your job is the person who shows up and does it. I've been the customer who got handed between five different technicians. That experience is half the reason this company exists.

veteran-ownedRun like it, too.

Show up on time. Do it right. Own the result. Every system gets built like someone is depending on it, because someone is.

privacy by defaultYour data stays home.

Given the choice, I'd rather build you something local than rent you something in the cloud. Fewer subscriptions, fewer strangers holding your files.

documented handoverYou keep the blueprints.

Every project ends with written documentation. Any tech could pick it up after me. Nobody is locked in here, which is exactly why most people stay.

// how it works

Three steps. One fixed price.

free step 01

The call

Fifteen minutes on the phone. You tell me what's broken or what you want built. If you don't actually need to hire anyone, I'll say so and save us both the time.

step 02

The plan

You get a written plan and one fixed price. No hourly meter running, no surprise parts, no fine print to squint at.

step 03

The build

I build it, test it under real use, then walk you through everything and hand over the documentation. Done means done.

The quote comes before the work. Always. If something changes mid-project, that's a conversation, never a surprise invoice.
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// the founder

"I put my name on every system I build. That only works if they work."

Lycsweb is run by Roland, a U.S. armed forces veteran and systems engineer in Northern California. He reads every inquiry himself, writes the quotes, and does the work. When a job needs more hands, he brings in specialists he trusts personally, and you'll know exactly who they are.

// what we work with

We run what we sell.

Nothing on this site is theory. Private storage, segmented networks, self-hosted services, smart homes that report to nobody: we live on these systems every day, and they've survived years of real family use. Your project gets a setup that has already earned our trust.

Ubiquiti UniFi
TrueNAS
Unraid
Proxmox
Home Assistant
OPNsense
pfSense
Docker
Tailscale
NVIDIA
Tesla Energy
EG4
local AI
// questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How much does it cost? +

You get a fixed quote after the free call, and you approve it before anything starts. And if the honest answer is "don't hire anyone, buy a $40 part," I'll tell you that instead.

What areas do you serve? +

We're based in Merced and cover the Central Valley on site — Merced, Atwater, Los Banos, Turlock, Modesto — plus the South Bay (San Jose, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Cupertino, Campbell, Morgan Hill) as scheduled project visits. Reviews, consulting and solar math happen over a video call from anywhere. See the full list of areas.

How do you handle privacy? +

I default to local. Cameras and smart-home gear that work without the cloud, servers that live in your house. Your data isn't a product here.

Can you work with hardware I already own? +

Yes, and I prefer it. Good hardware you already paid for gets reused, not replaced for the sake of a bigger invoice.

Do you provide ongoing support? +

I support what I build. You also get full documentation, so if you ever want someone else to take over, they can pick up right where I left off. No hostage situations.

Homes or businesses? +

Both. Family homes, home offices, shops, and small businesses that need their systems to just keep working.

How long does a project take? +

A custom computer usually runs one to two weeks depending on parts. Networks and smart homes take a few weeks of planning and installation. Real dates come with your quote.

Not sure which of these you actually need? That's exactly what the free call is for. Fifteen minutes, no obligation, straight answers.

Book the free call
// get started

Tell me what's broken.

Or what you want built. Either way, the first fifteen minutes are free and you'll hear back within 24 hours.

Usually same day. 24 hours at the outside.
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