SumGuy's Ramblings
The art of wasting time.
Docker, self-hosting, AI/LLM, Linux, and DevOps — explained by someone who learned the hard way. No fluff, no enterprise jargon, just practical stuff that actually works on real hardware.
Recent Posts
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Yazi: The Terminal File Manager Replacing Ranger
Yazi is the Rust-powered terminal file manager that fixed everything Ranger got wrong, real async previews, a Lua plugin system, and blazing-fast navigation.
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DIY Perplexity: SearXNG + Local LLM = Private Web Search
Replace Perplexity with SearXNG + a local LLM for private, cited web search. Full Perplexica/Morphic deploy walkthrough, Ollama, latency tradeoffs.
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fish vs zsh vs nushell in 2026
fish, zsh, and nushell each solve the interactive shell problem differently. Here is which one actually belongs on your machine for daily use in 2026.
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Multi-Arch Docker Builds With QEMU & buildx
Build Docker images that run on amd64 and arm64 from one command. QEMU emulation, native multi-node builders, CI caching, and manifest lists explained.
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NUT: Network UPS Tools for Home Labs That Don't Want to Crash
NUT (Network UPS Tools) monitors APC, CyberPower, and Eaton UPSes and triggers graceful shutdowns before your home lab eats a corrupt ZFS pool.
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Wezterm vs Alacritty vs Kitty: Modern Terminals
GPU-accelerated terminal showdown in 2026: WezTerm, Alacritty, and Kitty compared on raw speed, config ergonomics, multiplexing support, and image rendering.
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Mozilla Sync Server Self-Hosted: Still Viable?
Firefox Sync still works self-hosted in 2026, but the setup is more involved than it looks. Here's the real story, plus whether it's actually worth it.
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Memos: Self-Hosted Microblog Meets Daily Note
Memos is a lightweight self-hosted microblog and scratchpad. One Compose container, SQLite, Markdown hashtags, and zero Twitter brain rot.
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Mullvad VPN Containers via Gluetun: Per-App VPN
Route specific Docker containers through Mullvad VPN via Gluetun, keeping Plex and everything else on your home WAN. No iptables nightmares, no tunneling drama.
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OPA & Rego: Policy as Code Beyond Kubernetes
OPA and Rego aren't just Kubernetes gatekeepers. Block :latest tags in CI, enforce Terraform resource tags, and filter HTTP APIs.
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Convoy: Self-Hosted Webhook Delivery That Doesn't Drop Events
Convoy is a self-hosted webhook gateway with retries, dead-letter queues, HMAC signing, and fan-out. Deploy it with Docker Compose in minutes.
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Local Coding Agents Need Less Context
Local coding agents don't fail because your 27B model is too small. They fail because you let 200K tokens of garbage pile up in the context window. Cap it low.
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