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Self-hosted Alternatives to Popular Cloud Services: Lessons from the Hugging Face Intrusion and the Model-Weights Dilemma
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Self-hosted Alternatives to Popular Cloud Services: Lessons from the Hugging Face Intrusion and the Model-Weights Dilemma

A practical deep dive into self-hosted alternatives to popular cloud services — real examples, comparisons, and setup guides.

Ivan Horvatić · 01 Aug 2026 · 8 min read
Build a Practical Homelab That Actually Works

Build a Practical Homelab That Actually Works

The hook is simple: your home lab should be boringly reliable, not a perpetual project. If you treat it as a learning

Ivan Horvatić · 31 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
The Rise of Local Helpers: Why Stacked PRs and Local AI Are Reshaping Developer Productivity
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The Rise of Local Helpers: Why Stacked PRs and Local AI Are Reshaping Developer Productivity

A practical deep dive into state of developer productivity tools and the rise of local helpers — real examples, comparisons, and setup guides.

Ivan Horvatić · 31 Jul 2026 · 10 min read
The Pragmatic Homelab: Self-Hosting, Automation, and Real-World DevOps in Your Closet

The Pragmatic Homelab: Self-Hosting, Automation, and Real-World DevOps in Your Closet

If your career hinges on knowing what’s actually running on your network, you owe it to yourself to build a homelab

Ivan Horvatić · 30 Jul 2026 · 3 min read
If a 26B model can run on 2 GB, your large Minecraft modpack server can be tuned to do the same thing
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If a 26B model can run on 2 GB, your large Minecraft modpack server can be tuned to do the same thing

A practical deep dive into Minecraft server management: optimization tips for large modpacks — real examples, comparisons, and setup guides.

Ivan Horvatić · 30 Jul 2026 · 9 min read
A Practical Homelab: Self-Hosting CI/CD with Gitea, Drone, and a Lightweight Kubernetes

A Practical Homelab: Self-Hosting CI/CD with Gitea, Drone, and a Lightweight Kubernetes

Hook: If you’re tired of cloud egress fees, flaky runners, and flaky CI caching, your best move is to bring the

Ivan Horvatić · 29 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
From Zero to Self-Hosted DevOps: A Practical Homelab Blueprint

From Zero to Self-Hosted DevOps: A Practical Homelab Blueprint

I built my homelab to feel less like a pile of gadgets and more like a productive, repeatable platform. The truth is:

Ivan Horvatić · 28 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
Openness, GPUs, and Proxmox: Optimizing GPU passthrough for VM gaming in the open-model era
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Openness, GPUs, and Proxmox: Optimizing GPU passthrough for VM gaming in the open-model era

A practical deep dive into Optimizing Proxmox GPU passthrough for VM gaming — real examples, comparisons, and setup guides.

Ivan Horvatić · 28 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
From Bare Metal to Reproducible Automations: A Pragmatic Homelab Playbook

From Bare Metal to Reproducible Automations: A Pragmatic Homelab Playbook

I started with a dusty old PC under a desk, a notion that “automation” meant babysitting cron jobs and wishing for a

Ivan Horvatić · 27 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Local LLMs on Consumer Hardware: Privacy, Pragmatism, and a Post-Ccookie World
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Local LLMs on Consumer Hardware: Privacy, Pragmatism, and a Post-Ccookie World

A practical deep dive into running local LLMs on consumer hardware — real examples, comparisons, and setup guides.

Ivan Horvatić · 27 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
The Pragmatic Homelab Playbook: Self-Hosting, GitOps, and Real-World Automation

The Pragmatic Homelab Playbook: Self-Hosting, GitOps, and Real-World Automation

Hook A few years back I watched my entire home lab blink offline when my internet connection hiccupped for 15 minutes. No

Ivan Horvatić · 26 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
Open-Weight AI, Kubernetes, and the Rise of Local Helpers: A Practical Look at the Fulcrum of Developer Productivity Tools
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Open-Weight AI, Kubernetes, and the Rise of Local Helpers: A Practical Look at the Fulcrum of Developer Productivity Tools

A practical deep dive into state of developer productivity tools and the rise of local helpers — real examples, comparisons, and setup guides.

Ivan Horvatić · 26 Jul 2026 · 9 min read
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