… The best setup is the one you don’t have to think about Self-hosting is supposed to give you control, not another system that constantly asks for your attention. Over time, I realized that the real value of a setup is not how advanced it looks, but how quietly it supports your work. …
… A Manual setup is always faster than using any AI tool B Manual setup gives developers full transparency and reproducibility, often captured in scripts or documentation that can be version-controlled and audited C Manual setup automatically generates compliance reports for enterprise IT departments… …
… That’s what made this setup stick. …
… It's pretty much a one-time setup. …
… And this setup wasn’t as complicated as I expected it to be. …
… But using separate apps for my documents and photos makes my setup more fragmented, and that’s where the Immich integration comes in handy. …
… This setup is deliberately small because a bloated container defeats the point. …
… I treated it like a search engine instead of what it actually is: a thinking partner that gets dramatically better with the right setup. If you have ever felt like ChatGPT is hit-or-miss, this is the setup that finally made it click for me. …
… If an update breaks something, I have all the details in place to recover my setup. Docker backups are only useful if you can easily rebuild Sometimes the simplest upgrade to your self-hosted setup is to make your setup survivable and easily replicable. …
… There’s no need to upload files to external services, which makes the setup feel more secure and reliable. Related 5 self-hosted LLMs I use for specific tasks My customized, self-hosted AI workflow A practical AI workflow that runs fully locally This setup changed how I approach productivity. …