SumGuy's Ramblings
The art of wasting time.
Docker, self-hosting, AI/LLM, Linux, and DevOps — explained by someone who learned the hard way. No fluff, no enterprise jargon, just practical stuff that actually works on real hardware.
Recent Posts
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Tinyauth vs Pocket ID vs Authelia
Tinyauth vs Pocket ID vs Authelia compared for home labs: setup cost, forward-auth support, real OIDC, passkeys, 2FA, and when to move up to Authentik.
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Pterodactyl vs Pelican vs Crafty
Pterodactyl, Pelican, and Crafty Controller compared on container isolation, install steps, and RAM footprint, with verified versions and a real pick.
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Your Coding Agent Can't Draw
Coding agents write flawless code and leave hero.png blank. Compare self-hosted GPU image generation against subpixel, a ChatGPT-subscription CLI tool.
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Stratis: Red Hat's Answer to Btrfs
Stratis layers XFS over device-mapper thin pools instead of copying Btrfs. What the trade costs you on RHEL, Rocky, and Alma, and which one to run in 2026.
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Self-Hosted Maps Stack Picker
You don't need every map tool. A decision tree for picking the right self-hosted maps stack, geocoding only, routing, tiles, or the whole works.
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20 Unix Users, 20 Rootless Dockers
One host, 20 Unix users, 20 rootless Docker daemons. The isolation model that beats a single shared daemon, plus the trade-offs nobody tells you about.
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OsmAnd + Self-Hosted Tiles, Offline
Stop letting Google Maps know where you've been. Pair OsmAnd on your phone with self-hosted tiles for offline-first maps that don't snitch on you.
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OpenRouteService: One Stack, Many APIs
Tired of gluing OSRM + a tile server together? OpenRouteService bundles routing, isochrones, matrix, and elevation APIs behind one self-hosted stack.
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I Stopped Paying Google Maps API
A real workload, a real bill, and a real migration. What Google Maps API actually costs, what self-hosting actually saves, and what the migration cost in time.
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Overpass API: SQL for OpenStreetMap
SQL for OpenStreetMap. Overpass lets you ask 'every coffee shop in Brooklyn near a subway.' Self-host it and stop fighting public-instance rate limits.
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Full Self-Hosted Maps Stack
Replace Google Maps with self-hosted Nominatim, PostGIS, and a Martin tile server. Geocoding, reverse geocoding, and vector tiles, all on one box.
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Leaflet vs MapLibre vs OpenLayers
Three JS map libraries, three decades of philosophy. Leaflet's simple, MapLibre's modern, OpenLayers is the Swiss army knife. Here's how to pick on Christmas Day.
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