Tag: open source

AMD Lemonade: Local LLM Serving for AMD GPUs

AMD finally has a fast, open source local LLM server that uses both GPU and NPU. If you've been jealous of Nvidia users, Lemonade is worth your time.

Using AI to Find Security Bugs in Your Code

Claude Code found a Linux vulnerability hidden for 23 years. You can use the same AI code auditing approach to find bugs in your own projects before attackers do.

IPFS: Peer-to-Peer File Storage for People Who've Seen Too Many 404s

Learn IPFS distributed storage: content addressing, CIDs, installing the IPFS daemon, pinning files, public gateways, and real use cases for resilient self-hosted file storage.

Obsidian LiveSync: Self-Hosted Sync Without Paying for the Privilege

Ditch Obsidian's $10/month sync fee. Set up LiveSync with CouchDB in Docker and own your notes completely — encryption included.

Semantic Versioning: The Part Everyone Gets Wrong

You think v1.1.0 is backward compatible. Your users think breaking changes are v2.0.0. Both of you are wrong about something.

Open Source Licenses Explained: What You Can and Can't Do With Free Software

FOSS licenses explained for developers and self-hosters: MIT vs GPL vs AGPL vs Apache 2.0, copyleft vs permissive, and what recent license changes mean for you.

RAG on a Budget: Building a Knowledge Base with Ollama & ChromaDB

Learn how to build a local RAG system using Ollama and ChromaDB for free. Step-by-step guide with Docker Compose, Python code, chunking strategies, and real-world examples.

Stable Diffusion vs ComfyUI vs Fooocus: AI Image Generation at Home

Compare Stable Diffusion (A1111 & Forge), ComfyUI, and Fooocus for local AI image generation. GPU requirements, Docker setups, workflows, and beginner picks explained.

Building CLI Tools in Go: Because Shell Scripts Have a Maximum Complexity

Shell scripts hit a complexity wall. Go gives you a single binary, fast startup, great stdlib, and goreleaser for proper distribution. Here's how to build real CLI tools.

Your First Open Source Contribution: Less Scary Than You Think, More Useful Than You Know

Make your first open source contribution without embarrassing yourself. Find good first issues, fork correctly, write real PR descriptions, and handle review like a pro.

NocoDB: Because Airtable Doesn't Need to Know Your Business

NocoDB self-hosted: connect to existing Postgres/MySQL, build spreadsheet views, auto-generate APIs, and skip the Airtable subscription forever.

Woodpecker CI vs Drone CI: Lightweight Pipelines for People Who Hate Waiting

Woodpecker CI vs Drone CI compared: container-native pipelines, YAML syntax, Gitea integration, and why the license drama matters for self-hosters.