Building Ari, an AI accountability buddy you can text
Why I built Ari around texting, memory, proactive check-ins, permissions, and scoped tool execution instead of another dashboard.
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Self-hosting guides, homelab tutorials, and technical projects by Michael Saul
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Building My Homelab, Proxmox, VLANs, and 35+ Self-Hosted Services
A deep dive into my home network architecture — two Proxmox nodes, MikroTik routing with VLAN segmentation, and all the services that make it run
Adding Multi-User Support and OIDC to Shelfmark
How I added OIDC authentication, per-user settings, and multi-user download management to Shelfmark
Free Custom Domain Email with Cloudflare and SMTP2Go
How to set up a professional email like you@yourdomain.com using Cloudflare Email Routing and SMTP2Go, all through Gmail
Running OpenClaw Safely on Proxmox as a systemd Service
Complete guide to running OpenClaw securely in a Proxmox LXC container with proper sandboxing and systemd integration
Part 1: Setting Up the LXC Container
Creating a Debian LXC container for OpenClaw on Proxmox
Part 2: Dependencies & Post-Install Setup
Preparing the container environment for OpenClaw
Part 3: Installing OpenClaw & Basic Configuration
Installing OpenClaw, configuring API keys, and setting up your first workspace
Jellyseerr OIDC with Pocket ID on Proxmox
How to build Jellyseerr from source with OIDC support and connect it to Pocket ID for single sign-on
Part 3: Configuring OIDC with Pocket ID
Connect Jellyseerr to Pocket ID for single sign-on using OpenID Connect
Part 2: Exposing Jellyseerr with a Domain
Give Jellyseerr a proper domain using a reverse proxy or Cloudflare Tunnel
Part 1: Building Jellyseerr from Source with OIDC
Clone the OIDC preview branch, build from source, and run as a systemd service on Proxmox