marco@orta: ~ — zsh
marco@orta ~ % whoami

Marco Orta — fullstack developer · Mexico City

marco@orta ~ % cat ~/who-its-for.txt
Small businesses and distributors in Mexico: your website in 5 days, your WhatsApp connected to your inventory, or the PHP/Laravel system nobody wants to touch.
marco@orta ~ % cat ~/about-me.txt
+10 years building modern web, applied AI and automation. Weekly blog and 84 free tools.
marco@orta ~ % which @marco.odev
tiktok · instagram · youtube — dev reels in Spanish
marco@orta ~ % ls ~/
blog/ clips/ tools/ open-source/ projects/ services/
marco@orta ~ %
message-on-whatsapp see-services read-the-blog
uptime: +10 years in production 84 free tools 83 articles published I write every week
▶ reel nvm vs fnm vs Volta in 60s post Cloudflare's Free plan serves Mexico from Dallas: I measured it from 20 probes tool token counter for LLMs oss domain-security-mcp-server cron newsletter — Mondays 9:00 CDMX
// 01 — the blog

❯tail -f ~/blog/feed.log

Dev-to-dev notes on what I build: modern web, applied AI and technical SEO. No fluff, with code.

Oct 04 DEV Cloudflare's Free plan serves Mexico from Dallas: I measured it from 20 probes Sep 24 DEV EU AI Act Article 50 for Developers: What You Actually Have to Label, and How (Tested C2PA and IPTC Commands) Sep 24 DEV OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2026 and the Agentic Top 10, with Code (and What I Actually Run in Production) Sep 24 TUTORIAL RFC, CURP, CLABE and NSS: the Mexican ID Validation Algorithms, Explained with Worked Examples Sep 21 DEV Meta Banned General-Purpose AI Chatbots on WhatsApp: What It Means for Your Business (and What It Doesn't)

❯ 83 entries in the log — view the full archive →

$ crontab -l

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Notes about fullstack development, freelancing in Mexico, and the tools I actually use. No spam.

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// 02 — clips

❯ls ~/clips --recent

Dev reels in Spanish: the post is the depth, the reel is the 60-second hook. New ones every week at @marco.odev.

reel-node-managers.mp4
nvm
fnm
volta 0:58
nvm vs fnm vs Volta in 60s tiktok
reel-costo-agentes.mp4
7 970M
tokens 0:45
How much does AI coding cost? instagram
short-docker-2026.mp4
docker
compose
up 1:00
Docker in 2026: the essentials youtube
reel-regex.mp4
/^[a-z]+$/ 0:52
Regex without crying tiktok
follow @marco.odev --tiktok follow @marco.odev --instagram subscribe --youtube
// 03 — tools

❯ls ~/tools --sort=uses

84 free utilities I use daily: DNS, SSL, email security, minifiers, generators and validators. No sign-up, no limits.

total 84  ·  drwxr-xr-x  marco  www  ·  the 12 most executed:

consulta-dns 173× buscador-inverso-ip 147× consulta-ssl 126× buscador-ip 116× minificador-html 69× minificador-css 26× formateador-sql 24× convertidor-html 14× minificador-js 12× validador-json 8× generador-gitignore generador-codigo-barras

❯ … and 72 more — cd ~/tools →

// 04 — open source

❯gh repo list OrtaMarco --public

My code is public and auditable. Not slides: real repositories you can read, clone and use today.

❯ gh auth status → see my GitHub profile ↗

// 05 — projects

❯docker ps --format=case-studies

Real systems in production: ERPs, e-commerce, financial apps. Technology, design and a touch of creativity.

karati-com.yaml
Karati
type: E-commerce stack: [wordpress, woocommerce, php, mysql] does: WooCommerce store for a Mexican jewelry brand (2019-2025): custom plugin, JWT API for the ERP, and 407 articles rescued on migration.
aditum.yaml
Aditum
type: Web Platform stack: [vue, quasar, laravel, php, capacitor] does: Platform for project management, payments and fund dispersion, with native mobile apps and Excel reporting. Laravel + Quasar + Capacitor stack.
acfin.yaml
AcFin: How the Finance App Was Built
type: Finance App stack: [vue, quasar, laravel, php, capacitor] does: AcFin is the finance app for managing investments, credit and contracts on web, Android and iOS. Built with Vue 3, Quasar, Capacitor and a Laravel API.
minaserp.yaml
MinasERP
type: ERP stack: [laravel, php, mysql, bootstrap, sass] does: Laravel ERP for trading operations: clients, contracts, dispatch notes, inventory and reports with PDF generation and Excel export.

❯ docker inspect → view all case studies →

// 06 — experience

❯git log --career --graph --reverse

A decade building software that moves the business, not just software that compiles.

  1. a3f81c2 (tag: start)

    Web Dev & SysAdmin @ Karati

    2015 – 2019

    End-to-end administration of technology services: servers, databases and networks with AWS and Docker. Optimized the ecommerce site and built internal modules that improved efficiency by 30% through process automation.

  2. c91d4e7

    Fullstack Developer @ Lendinc

    2019

    Custom Laravel website with technical SEO (Analytics, Moz): +25% web traffic and +15% growth in new leads.

  3. f0e2b9a (HEAD → now)

    Fullstack Developer @ Kusit · Karati

    2019 – present

    Same company, new legal entity. Modules for the internal ERP in JavaScript and PHP, and Karati's online store across two stages: WooCommerce (2019–2025) and the move to Shopify (2025).

// 07 — services

❯man marco

If your company needs it built, this is the manual page.

MARCO(1) Services manual MARCO(1)
available for new projects

NAME

marco — fullstack developer for companies that need custom software

SYNOPSIS

marco [--website] [--custom-system] [--mobile-app] [--ai-automation] [--php-rescue] <your-project>

OPTIONS

--website from landing to e-commerce

Capture the customers already searching for what you offer: from a landing page to full order and service management. learn more →

--custom-system ERP · CRM · inventory

Custom solutions that fit your operation and scale with your business, from inventory to CRM. learn more →

--mobile-app App Store + Play Store

Your business in your customers' pocket: shopping experience, real-time support and more. learn more →

--ai-automation processes + integrations

AI code rescue, AI integration and MCP servers, agent workshops and a fractional AI engineer. Remote, from $890 USD. learn more →

--php-rescue legacy PHP / Laravel

Diagnostic of your inherited PHP or Laravel system in 5 days from $9,900 MXN + VAT, then stabilization and maintenance. learn more →

SEE ALSO   contact(1), blog(7), tools(84)

// 08 — contact $ echo "tell me what's getting stuck in your business"

Tell me what's getting stuck in your business I reply within 24 hours.

Fill out the form and I'll reply within 24 hours. You can also email me directly:

Message me on WhatsApp [email protected]