…My setup isn't that complex and runs simple tools with MX Linux Fluxbox as the host OS, which doesn't need a huge amount of memory. It can work well under…
…main display, this open-source tool is going to be your new favorite utility. Sometimes I’m doing focused writing, and I find the dual monitor setup distracting. Instead of turning another…
…I always thought Local AI would be slower I’ve been self-hosting tools for years , so running software locally isn’t new to me. My setup already includes things like Paperless…
…Everything looked alright, a few self-hosted services and a monitoring tool to watch over them. On paper, it was a perfect setup. But when my server went down, the monitoring disappeared…
…Sure, it doesn’t have the same bells-and-whistles as its AI-heavy offshoots, but it’s the perfect companion for my local-only setup. In fact, I’ve been using…
…For reference materials, a tool like Kiwix is worth having in your setup. It lets you download online content as local files using a .zim format, which can be opened and browsed…
…with claude --add-dir if your setup is split across multiple folders. Claude Code then starts operating more like a sysadmin than an autocomplete tool. It reads the configs, proposes changes, asks…
…The tool works like a self-hosted file sync and storage system. And once setup, it behaves like a mainstream cloud drive, except it is entirely self-hosted. NextCloud is my working…
…your router, Proxmox host, Pi-hole, or recovery tools. Treat the dashboard as a convenience layer, not the only map to your setup. There’s also a risk of spending more time…
…are future-proof and tool-agnostic, so I can quite literally keep them forever and use them anywhere. Even though I appreciate the privacy wins about this setup, it’s not even…