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n8n, Dify, and Ollama might be the best self-hosted AI automation stack right now

… I’ve been experimenting with different setups to build an AI automation stack, and the best combination I’ve landed on includes n8n, Dify, and Ollama. n8n is already my favorite automation tool , and when you throw it into the mix with the other two, you get an AI automation stack that can rival ev… …

Apr 13, 2026 · Anurag Singh

Stop treating the Raspberry Pi 5 as a smart home hub — it's actually built for something bigger

… None of that is essential for a basic automation setup, but it matters once the hub becomes part of your daily infrastructure. …

May 22, 2026 · Jeff Butts

Home Assistant's best integrations aren't the obvious ones – here's what actually changed my setup

… Then you’ve got the automation benefits from this package. …

Mar 20, 2026 · Ayush Pande

These 5 small tweaks made my self-hosted LLM setup way more productive

… Small automations made a bigger difference than I expected. I connected my local LLM setup with tools like Logseq , Home Assistant, Paperless-ngx, and Visual Studio Code. …

May 26, 2026 · Yash Patel

Claude Code installed my IDE, and now I can't go back to manual setup

… This extra step is easy to forget during a fresh manual setup. 05 / 8 Automation Which of the following best describes a limitation of using Claude Code for IDE setup compared to doing it manually? …

Apr 16, 2026 · Joe Rice-Jones

My local LLM finally understands my house better than Google ever did

… I also think many people underestimate how important the underlying automation still are. The LLM is not replacing the actual smart home logic. Most setups that work reliably still depend heavily on traditional Home Assistant automations for important tasks. …

May 31, 2026 · Anurag Singh

I monitor my PC with Home Assistant, and it's a bigger deal than I realized

… Automations changed everything When my PC started acting instead of just reporting I connected my PC with Home Assistant for basic monitoring, but automations are what made this setup truly powerful. Once my PC data was inside Home Assistant, I started creating small automations around it. …

Mar 21, 2026 · Yash Patel

Remote 3D printing stopped feeling reckless when I added Home Assistant to the mix

… Automations, smart plugs, and alerts can fail just like anything else in a smart home setup. …

Apr 17, 2026 · Jeff Butts

I automated my entire dev startup with one VS Code shortcut, and the terminal became optional

… When these started creating friction, I decided to try VS Code’s built-in task runner to reduce repetitive workflow setup. It was nothing new on the VS Code side, but I was experimenting with automation already built into the code editor I use. …

May 15, 2026 · Shekhar Vaidya

My perfect self-hosted setup became my biggest productivity killer

… The best setup is the one you don’t have to think about Self-hosting is supposed to give you control, not another system that constantly asks for your attention. Over time, I realized that the real value of a setup is not how advanced it looks, but how quietly it supports your work. …

Mar 25, 2026 · Yash Patel

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