Homelab
Local Coding Assistants: Codex CLI, Continue, Aider, and OpenHands
Compare Codex CLI, Continue, Aider, and OpenHands by workflow, model support, permissions, and recovery; evaluate scoped tasks in a disposable repository before granting broader access.
Securing a Self-Hosted AI Server
Keep Ollama's API private, control Open WebUI accounts and tools, protect documents and logs, and test denied access before sharing a self-hosted AI service.
Home Assistant Matter Server 9.0: Migration And Post-Upgrade Proof
Prepare Home Assistant and Matter controller data together before migration. Check existing device control, new commissioning, applicable updates and consistent recovery rather than treating a running server as success.
OPNsense 26.7 Migration: Source NAT, Legacy Rules, And Rollback
Rehearse OPNsense upgrades and source NAT conversion on an isolated clone. Compare effective rules and client traffic, including WireGuard and multi-WAN behavior, before relying on prior-release recovery.
RouterOS Stable Still Needs A Canary: A 7.23 Upgrade Runbook
Choose a RouterOS upgrade canary by hardware, packages and active features. Preserve off-device backups and local recovery, then validate representative services before expanding across unlike routers.
pfSense 26.03 System Patches: Auto-Apply Does Not Update The Package
Keep pfSense System Patches package maintenance separate from automatic patch application. Review package currency, applicable patches, required reboots and resulting behavior before treating an applied status as completion.
Adding RAG: Chat with Documents Locally
A beginner-friendly guide to local document chat, embeddings, vector databases, Open WebUI knowledge bases, privacy, and common RAG mistakes.
Open WebUI Deep Dive: Users, Models, Documents, Prompts, and Safe Sharing
Configure Open WebUI accounts, model and document access, provider connections, backups, and updates, with controlled signup and restricted tools before sharing an instance over LAN or VPN.
Local AI Hardware Sizing: CPU, NPU, GPU, RAM, and VRAM
A local AI hardware sizing guide explaining model memory, quantization, KV cache, CPU-only use, NPUs, GPUs, RAM, VRAM, and upgrade tiers.
Building the Right PC for Local AI
A plain-English guide to choosing the right CPU, RAM, GPU, VRAM, storage, power supply, and cooling for a local AI homelab PC.