Let’s face it: AI is awesome.But running AI locally, on your own server, offline, without sending anything to the cloud?That’s next-level awesome. In this post, we’re setting up our very own private LLM chat server using Ollama and Open WebUI.Fully containerized with Docker. One YAML file. Local AI fun. 💻🧠 🤔 Wait, What’s Ollama? Ollama…
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So far, we’ve been busy turning our Raspberry Pi into a full-blown homelab boss.We’ve got Docker, Portainer, Pi-hole, websites, reverse proxy magic — the whole deal. But today… we’re tightening the screws on privacy just a little more.Because let’s be honest: standard DNS is still kinda… naked. 🔒 Meet DoH (DNS over HTTPS) DoH encrypts…
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Alright, we’ve set up our Raspberry Pi with Docker, Portainer, Nginx reverse proxy, and even a WordPress site — not bad for a glorified creditcard-sized computer. Now it’s time to level up your home network privacy game:Enter Pi-hole — your personal DNS sinkhole that nukes ads, trackers, and analytics right at the network level. Yup.…
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There comes a point in every Pi-powered home lab where things get just serious enough that you want more than just random bridge networking. Like… wouldn’t it be nice if one of your Docker containers had its own IP on your local network? So it shows up just like any other device — super handy…
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Now that Nginx is up and running — complete with Let’s Encrypt for auto-magical HTTPS — it’s time to add something fun behind it:my own WordPress site. I figured, why not host my own little corner of the web? It’s easy with Docker, and honestly… if you’ve come this far, you’re practically a dev already…
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So here’s the deal — I’ve been playing around with my Raspberry Pi 4 a lot lately. What started as a small hobby project quickly turned into a mini-server project I’m genuinely proud of. I wanted to host my own personal websites and get Home Assistant running, all behind a proper reverse proxy with HTTPS…
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