Tools & Self-hosting
Reviews and guides on productivity tools, self-hosting, automation, and development infrastructure. Practical setups that have proven useful in production.
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Curator's note
I self-host most of my infrastructure and constantly evaluate tools for my companies. These are the tools, setups, and automation patterns that have actually proven useful in production.
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Free local meeting transcription with Meetily
Free, open-source meeting transcription that runs 100% on your computer. No cloud, no subscriptions.
Video How I use Manus Browser Operator in daily marketing work
If you want to try similar workflows in your own tools - overview of how Browser Operator works and how I use it for marketing.
Curated insights
79 total Cloudflare's managed robots.txt and ad-aware AI bot blocking self-hosting
pyinfra: Python code into shell commands across servers devops
The BEST 25GbE Homelab Node Minisforum MS-02 Ultra self-hosting
Who Owns the Code Claude Wrote? devops
Vercel breach traced to Roblox cheats and OAuth overreach self-hosting
Making RAM at Home backend
smolvm: portable, lightweight microVMs with sub-200ms cold starts self-hosting
Replacing an entire modern stack with Postgres databases
Cloudflare Registrar API now in beta - register domains anywhere devops
Fiverr Left Customer Files Public and Searchable on Cloudinary devops