Homelab
I maintain a modest homelab for local AI experiments, automation, and general tinkering. It's a hands-on sandbox — not production infrastructure.
Hardware
| Machine | Role | Specs |
|---|---|---|
| Garth (custom desktop) | Vector DB host (Qdrant) | GTX 1070, 8GB VRAM |
| Mac Mini M4 | Local LLM inference (LM Studio) | 24GB unified memory |
Software Stack
- AI runtime: Hermes Agent — my personal AI assistant (Dez 🐙) that manages schedules, edits my writing, and keeps my digital life running
- Vector search: Qdrant on Garth — semantic search across my knowledge base
- Dashboard: Custom homelab dashboard (React + Express) accessible via Cloudflare Tunnel
- Deployment: Cloudflare Pages for static sites, Cloudflare Tunnel for internal services
Philosophy
This lab is a reflection of my professional interest in learning systems — applied to my own digital life. Everything here is a tool I built or configured myself, which means I understand it deeply enough to teach it.
It's also a space for pure exploration. No deadlines, no stakeholders — just curiosity and the joy of making things work.