Projects
Self-hosting, local AI, and privacy experiments from my own home lab. Honest write-ups of what I built, what broke, and what I learned along the way.
Getting Your Home Lab Ready to Run Apps
The setup that lets you deploy and manage self hosted applications from a browser, without needing the command line for every change.
Configure a Smart Home That Works for You, Not the Manufacturer
Most smart home devices work on the manufacturer's terms. Home Assistant changes that, giving you automations that run on your network, not theirs.
Configure a Filter That Protects Your Whole Home Network
One piece of software that blocks ads and trackers on every device in your home, without installing anything on any of them.
Setting Up Your First Home Lab
The first step: picking the right hardware and getting it online. What to buy, what to avoid, and how to connect to it once it is running.
AI doorbell detection, stored locally, no monthly bill
How I replaced a failing subscription camera setup with a Reolink doorbell, Frigate, and a Google Coral, and ended up with better AI detection than I ever had paying monthly.