Local LLMs weren't enough, so I use a two-tier system that keeps my sensitive stuff offline
… I downloaded open-source models, fired up my hardware, and ran everything completely offline. …
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6 Jellyfin plugins that add free features Plex charges you for
… Sadly, Plex might acknowledge that capability exists, but it still asks for a Plex Pass subscription before letting you use it properly. On the other hand, Jellyfin just lets you turn it on, no questions asked. …
Claude Code with a local LLM running offline is the hybrid setup I didn't know I needed
… Quiz 8 Questions · Test Your Knowledge How much do you know about Claude? …
Claude Fable 5 caught bugs GPT-5.5 and Opus 4.8 missed, then the US government forced it offline
… Still, for a model that launched as the first public Mythos-class Claude, being forced offline within days is not great. …
Google's Gemma 4 finally made me care about running local LLMs
… It had a mix of easy and tough questions, so I decided to run the same questions through Gemma 4 just to see how it'd hold up. It nailed the easier ones without any issues, and even on the trickier questions, it got most of the logic right. …
I replaced my entire browser extension stack with one local LLM, and I'm not going back
… The model weights are stored locally inside the browser, allowing them to work offline after the initial installation. …
Trying to self-host LLMs made me realize local AI has a friction problem, not a quality problem
… For normal people who just want a good offline chatbot, even a basic question like "Will this run well on my system?" won't have a clean answer. …
Self-hosted LLM took my personal knowledge management system to the next level
… This setup allowed me to run powerful models completely offline, without sending any personal data to external servers. It already worked well for general AI tasks, but I wanted to bring the same capability directly into my knowledge management workflow. …
I gave my home lab self-healing powers using Prometheus, Grafana, and one free monitoring stack
… If a VM goes offline and doesn't reboot but is marked as required in my setup, a start command is sent through. …
I've stopped recommending Plex to newcomers, because Jellyfin is ready for families now
… 08 / 8 Media Which major plugin capability was formalized in Jellyfin to allow community developers to extend server functionality? …