Linux
Linux administration, shell workflows, services, containers, storage, permissions, automation, and troubleshooting for everyday operators.
Nemotron and Agentic Local AI
Evaluate a specific Nemotron checkpoint against memory and runtime support, then start agent experiments with read-only tools, scoped credentials, logged calls, and approval for changes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The 2026 Self-Hosted Starter Stack: A Proposed Design
A pragmatic 2026 self-hosted starter stack: host OS, Docker Compose, DNS, remote access, reverse proxy, backups, monitoring, and daily-driver apps.
Nginx Proxy Manager vs Caddy vs Traefik: A Reverse Proxy Decision Tree
A reverse proxy decision tree for homelabs: when to pick Nginx Proxy Manager, Caddy, Traefik, or raw NGINX.