https://jeremymax.com Writing about AI tooling, Linux workflows, and developer tools. en https://jeremymax.com/blog/beyond-uptime-kuma-observability https://jeremymax.com/blog/beyond-uptime-kuma-observability Green checkmarks are not observability. Here is what I learned building a real monitoring stack. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/agentic-coding-in-practice https://jeremymax.com/blog/agentic-coding-in-practice Agentic coding changed how I build software. Not in the way the hype suggests. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai https://jeremymax.com/blog/hermes-agent-nous-research https://jeremymax.com/blog/hermes-agent-nous-research What Hermes Agent is, how it compares to OpenClaw on security and usability, and why it earned my trust. 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Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/offline-first-apps https://jeremymax.com/blog/offline-first-apps Building apps that work without internet is one of those things that seems straightforward until you actually try it. Here is what makes it hard and how to approach it. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/rag-local-models https://jeremymax.com/blog/rag-local-models How to build a retrieval-augmented generation pipeline using local models and your own documents, without sending data to cloud APIs. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai https://jeremymax.com/blog/openrouter-ai-models https://jeremymax.com/blog/openrouter-ai-models How OpenRouter gives you a single API to access models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others without managing multiple accounts. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai https://jeremymax.com/blog/starlink-mini-remote-work https://jeremymax.com/blog/starlink-mini-remote-work How the Starlink Mini changed how I think about working remotely and adventuring in places with no cell coverage. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT outdoor-tech https://jeremymax.com/blog/how-agent-skills-work https://jeremymax.com/blog/how-agent-skills-work What agent skills are, how they extend AI coding assistants with reusable workflows, and why they matter for developer productivity. Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai https://jeremymax.com/blog/ai-code-review-workflows https://jeremymax.com/blog/ai-code-review-workflows How I use AI tools to review code before committing, catch bugs early, and maintain consistency across projects. 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Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT outdoor-tech https://jeremymax.com/blog/coolify-self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/coolify-self-hosting How Coolify turns your VPS into a Heroku-like platform for deploying apps, databases, and services with a clean web UI. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/comparing-ai-coding-assistants https://jeremymax.com/blog/comparing-ai-coding-assistants An honest comparison of the AI coding tools I have used, what each does well, and which one fits different workflows. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai https://jeremymax.com/blog/open-webui-ollama https://jeremymax.com/blog/open-webui-ollama How to run local LLMs on your own machine with Ollama and put a clean web interface on top with Open WebUI. 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Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai https://jeremymax.com/blog/linux-for-web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/linux-for-web-dev My case for using Linux as a web development environment, and the practical advantages it has over Windows. Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT linux https://jeremymax.com/blog/shadcn-ui-components https://jeremymax.com/blog/shadcn-ui-components What makes shadcn/ui different from traditional component libraries, and why copying components into your project is actually the better approach. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/n8n-workflow-automation https://jeremymax.com/blog/n8n-workflow-automation How I use n8n as a self-hosted alternative to Zapier for connecting services and automating repetitive tasks. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT devops https://jeremymax.com/blog/what-huggingface-actually-is https://jeremymax.com/blog/what-huggingface-actually-is I thought HuggingFace was just GitHub for AI models, but that comparison sells it way short. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT ai https://jeremymax.com/blog/railway-app-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/railway-app-hosting How Railway makes deploying web applications simple without giving up control, and why I use it for side projects. Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/local-llms-consumer-gpu https://jeremymax.com/blog/local-llms-consumer-gpu What you need to run large language models locally, which models fit on consumer hardware, and how to get the best performance. 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Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/proxmox-backup-server https://jeremymax.com/blog/proxmox-backup-server Why I use Proxmox Backup Server for my homelab backups, how incremental backups save massive amounts of storage, and how to set it up. Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/tailwind-in-practice https://jeremymax.com/blog/tailwind-in-practice An honest take on using Tailwind CSS in real projects, what works well, and where it falls short. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/ansible-homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/ansible-homelab How I use Ansible to automate server setup, configuration, and maintenance across my homelab machines. Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/proxmox-home-lab https://jeremymax.com/blog/proxmox-home-lab Why Proxmox is my go-to hypervisor for running a home lab, and how to get started with your first virtual machines and containers. Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/tauri-over-electron https://jeremymax.com/blog/tauri-over-electron What makes Tauri a better choice than Electron for building desktop applications, and why the resource savings alone are worth the switch. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/postgresql-tips https://jeremymax.com/blog/postgresql-tips Practical PostgreSQL tips and patterns that have saved me time in real projects, from indexing to JSON queries to connection management. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT databases https://jeremymax.com/blog/3d-printer-home-factory https://jeremymax.com/blog/3d-printer-home-factory How having a 3D printer turns your desk into a micro-factory, letting you pull designs from the internet and turn them into real objects in hours. 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Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/git-workflows-solo https://jeremymax.com/blog/git-workflows-solo Practical git strategies for when you are the only developer on a project, without the overhead of team-oriented workflows. Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/vscodium-no-telemetry https://jeremymax.com/blog/vscodium-no-telemetry VSCodium gives you the same editor as VS Code without Microsoft's telemetry, tracking, and proprietary additions. Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/js-to-typescript-migration https://jeremymax.com/blog/js-to-typescript-migration A practical approach to migrating an existing JavaScript codebase to TypeScript incrementally, without rewriting everything at once. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/qgis-free-arcgis-alternative https://jeremymax.com/blog/qgis-free-arcgis-alternative How QGIS handles real geospatial analysis work without the ArcGIS price tag, and where I use it for Landbound and trip planning. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT outdoor-tech https://jeremymax.com/blog/vaultwarden-passwords https://jeremymax.com/blog/vaultwarden-passwords The case for running Vaultwarden instead of using a proprietary password manager, and how to set it up. Sat, 10 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT security self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/trip-planning-tech-balance https://jeremymax.com/blog/trip-planning-tech-balance I build a trip planning app, but some of my best outdoor experiences happened when the plan fell apart. Here is how I think about the balance. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT outdoor-tech https://jeremymax.com/blog/sqlite-underrated https://jeremymax.com/blog/sqlite-underrated Why SQLite deserves more respect as a production database, and the use cases where it outperforms client-server databases. Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT databases https://jeremymax.com/blog/pihole-ad-blocking https://jeremymax.com/blog/pihole-ad-blocking How Pi-hole blocks ads and trackers for every device on your network, and how to set it up in Docker. Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/home-assistant-smart-home https://jeremymax.com/blog/home-assistant-smart-home Setting up Home Assistant to control lights, monitor sensors, and automate the house without depending on cloud services. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/github-actions-cicd https://jeremymax.com/blog/github-actions-cicd How I use GitHub Actions to automate testing, building, and deploying my projects on every push. Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/lora-weather-station https://jeremymax.com/blog/lora-weather-station How I built a solar-powered LoRa weather station that reports temperature, humidity, and soil moisture to a base station inside my house. Fri, 03 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT outdoor-tech https://jeremymax.com/blog/nextcloud-s3-storage https://jeremymax.com/blog/nextcloud-s3-storage How to configure a fresh Nextcloud installation to use S3-compatible object storage as its primary storage backend. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/duckduckgo-bangs https://jeremymax.com/blog/duckduckgo-bangs DuckDuckGo's bang shortcuts, instant answers, and clean interface make it a genuinely better search experience, not just a private one. 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Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/dev-machine-setup https://jeremymax.com/blog/dev-machine-setup My checklist for setting up a fresh Linux development machine, from OS installation to a fully configured environment in under an hour. Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/markdown-for-everything https://jeremymax.com/blog/markdown-for-everything How Markdown became my default format for notes, documentation, blog posts, and project files, and why plaintext beats proprietary formats. Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/self-hosted-2023-review https://jeremymax.com/blog/self-hosted-2023-review A look back at every service I ran on my own hardware in 2023, what stuck, what I dropped, and what surprised me. Sat, 23 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/npm-to-pnpm https://jeremymax.com/blog/npm-to-pnpm The practical reasons pnpm replaced npm as my default package manager, and why the switch was easier than expected. Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/rest-vs-graphql https://jeremymax.com/blog/rest-vs-graphql When GraphQL is worth the complexity and when REST is the better choice, based on using both in real projects. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/first-homelab-build https://jeremymax.com/blog/first-homelab-build What I got right and wrong when building my first homelab, and what I would do differently starting over. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT homelab https://jeremymax.com/blog/docker-image-layers-deep-dive https://jeremymax.com/blog/docker-image-layers-deep-dive A deep dive into Docker image layers, union filesystems, content-addressable storage, copy-on-write, and why understanding this stuff makes you better at writing Dockerfiles. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT devops https://jeremymax.com/blog/tmux-terminal-multiplexer https://jeremymax.com/blog/tmux-terminal-multiplexer How tmux lets me manage multiple terminal sessions, survive SSH disconnects, and organize my workspace without a tiling window manager. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/restic-rclone-backups https://jeremymax.com/blog/restic-rclone-backups How I back up my self-hosted services using restic for deduplication and rclone for syncing to remote storage. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/self-hosting-gitea https://jeremymax.com/blog/self-hosting-gitea How I set up Gitea as a self-hosted Git server for private repos, and when it makes sense over GitHub or GitLab. Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/choosing-database-small-saas https://jeremymax.com/blog/choosing-database-small-saas SQLite, PostgreSQL, or a managed database? Here is how I think about the decision for small, indie SaaS projects. Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT databases web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/how-dns-works https://jeremymax.com/blog/how-dns-works A practical explanation of DNS for developers and self-hosters, covering what happens when you type a URL and how to manage your own DNS. Sat, 12 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT networking https://jeremymax.com/blog/linux-file-permissions https://jeremymax.com/blog/linux-file-permissions A practical guide to Linux file permissions, ownership, and the common mistakes that break self-hosted services and Docker setups. Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT linux https://jeremymax.com/blog/gpx-files-messy-reality https://jeremymax.com/blog/gpx-files-messy-reality What I learned building Routemade: GPX is a simple format in theory, but real-world files from different devices are anything but consistent. Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT web-dev https://jeremymax.com/blog/containers-vs-vms https://jeremymax.com/blog/containers-vs-vms A practical comparison of Docker containers and virtual machines, and how I use both in my homelab. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT devops https://jeremymax.com/blog/systemd-timers-vs-cron https://jeremymax.com/blog/systemd-timers-vs-cron A practical comparison of systemd timers and cron for scheduling tasks on Linux, with examples for common use cases. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT linux https://jeremymax.com/blog/what-is-openstreetmap https://jeremymax.com/blog/what-is-openstreetmap How OpenStreetMap works, who contributes to it, and why it is the foundation for almost every open-source mapping project. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT outdoor-tech https://jeremymax.com/blog/nextcloud-google-drive https://jeremymax.com/blog/nextcloud-google-drive How I set up Nextcloud to replace Google Drive for file sync, sharing, and collaboration, and what the experience is actually like. Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/why-not-cloud-ides https://jeremymax.com/blog/why-not-cloud-ides My experience with cloud-based development environments and why I went back to local development. Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT developer-tools https://jeremymax.com/blog/nginx-to-caddy https://jeremymax.com/blog/nginx-to-caddy What drove me to replace Nginx with Caddy as my reverse proxy, and why I have not looked back. Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT devops https://jeremymax.com/blog/nominatim-self-hosted-geocoding https://jeremymax.com/blog/nominatim-self-hosted-geocoding Running your own geocoding service with Nominatim and OpenStreetMap data, without sending every address lookup to Google. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT self-hosting https://jeremymax.com/blog/home-network-setup https://jeremymax.com/blog/home-network-setup How I configured VLANs, subnets, and firewall rules to separate my homelab traffic from the rest of my network. 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