Software engineer skilled in Distributed Systems.
Letting my homelab do things on its own
AUG 29 2026 · 5 min
A chat window only answers when I ask. I wanted my homelab to also do small jobs for me on its own, so I tried two AI agents, OpenClaw and Hermes Agent. How they work, how I set them up, and the surprise that most of my jobs didn't need AI at all.
Switching to a smaller model
AUG 20 2026 · 4 min
I expected a new, smaller model to be slower on my homelab, and at first it was. Then I found one setting that more than doubled its speed. In the end I switched to it, because it freed up half my memory and can read images.
Setting up my homelab
AUG 16 2026 · 5 min
I wanted my own private AI, running at home, where nothing I ask leaves the house. This is the machine I bought, how I set it up, what I tried, how local models felt to use, and what I want to try next.