Homelab
Home AI Hardware Levels: A Beginner's Guide to the PC You Need
A plain-English guide to choosing hardware for a home AI setup, from using an old PC to building a serious GPU workstation.
Choosing the Right Local AI Model: Gemma, Qwen, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, Nemotron
New to local AI? This beginner-friendly guide explains how to choose between popular open-weight model families like Gemma, Qwen, Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, and Nemotron for your homelab.
Local AI Is Finally Useful: What Should You Run First?
A practical local AI starter guide for Ollama, LM Studio, Open WebUI, embeddings, structured output, private notes, and first useful workflows.
Try Local AI Before You Buy Hardware: A Beginner Gemma and Ollama Guide
Try a small Gemma model with Ollama on your current supported computer, using non-sensitive prompts and local-only settings before judging answer quality, response time, and upgrade needs.
Run Google Gemma Locally with Ollama, Open WebUI, and Codex CLI
Connect Gemma, Ollama, Open WebUI, and Codex CLI on a private Linux host, with loopback access and configuration checks; local weights alone do not establish an offline workflow.
DNS Drift: Why Your Router, Browser, VPN, and Phone Use Different Resolvers
A detailed DNS audit for home networks and homelabs where router DHCP, browser Secure DNS, VPN clients, IPv6, and mobile Private DNS do not agree.
Local AI Homelab: Hardware for Ollama, Open WebUI, and Small Agents
A practical local AI homelab hardware guide for Ollama, Open WebUI, GPUs, CPU-only experiments, VRAM sizing, and safe small agents.
Paperless-ngx Workflows: Scanner, Email Ingestion, OCR, and Naming Files
A practical Paperless-ngx workflow guide covering scanner intake, email ingestion, OCR, tags, correspondents, filename formats, and backups.
Plex vs Jellyfin Remote Streaming: The Tradeoffs That Matter at Home
Compare Plex and Jellyfin remote streaming by account friction, real client playback, network path, privacy, transcoding, and recovery burden.
Immich as the De-Google Gateway: Great App, Serious Backup Responsibility
Plan an Immich photo service with protected originals, database backups, controlled access, and isolated restore tests before migrating the family archive; mobile synchronization alone is not a backup.