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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.