Engineering notes from building solo
Self-hosted AI, infrastructure, Go, and what it's actually like shipping with zero employees.
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How Many Services Before Docker Compose Breaks? Here Are My Benchmarks
I ran Docker Compose in production for years until my multi-node K3s cluster buckled. Here are the exact numbers showing where single-node orchestration fails.
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How I Monitor 9 GPUs in Production — Prometheus + Grafana + Custom Alerts
Monitor 9 GPUs in production with Prometheus, Grafana, and custom PromQL alerts to catch thermal throttling and latency spikes before training crashes.
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Self-Host ChatGPT in 30 Minutes – Docker + Open WebUI Guide
Self-host ChatGPT with Docker + Open WebUI in 30 minutes. Gain full privacy, zero egress costs, and sub-150ms latency on your own GPUs. No cloud leaks.
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Proxmox vs Bare Metal Docker vs K3s: Best Homelab Setup
Proxmox vs bare metal Docker vs K3s for your homelab: real trade-offs for Plex, Jellyfin, and inference without hype. Choose wisely.
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I Built a 3-Node AI Cluster for Less Than One H100 — Full Parts List
Build a 3-node AI cluster for under $8k that runs Llama 3.1 70B at 48 tok/s. Full parts list, NCCL tuning, and real benchmarks. DIY AI infrastructure.
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Docker Compose for AI: 5 Production-Ready Templates for Local LLM Deployment
Deploy AI models locally with Docker Compose. Copy 5 production-ready templates for Ollama, vLLM, RAG pipelines, and GPU inference.
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The 50-Person Startup Is Dead — One Developer With AI Ships More (Here Is the Proof)