Networking

Self-hosted n8n & Ollama with Caddy, Cloudflare and Docker

Self-Hosting n8n Securely with Caddy, Cloudflare & Local GPU-Accelerated AI using Ollama

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In today’s world, automation and artificial intelligence are transforming workflows. n8n is a fantastic open-source platform for workflow automation, but running sensitive automations often necessitates self-hosting for privacy and control. Simultaneously, running Large Language Models (LLMs) locally using tools like Ollama offers similar benefits for AI tasks. What if we could combine them? Imagine triggering complex n8n workflows that leverage the power of a locally hosted, GPU-accelerated LLM, all served …

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Hetzner S3 Object Storage

Mount Hetzner Object Storage as a local file system (and comparison with Amazon S3)

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Introduction Integrating cloud object storage as a local file system can significantly simplify workflows and save local disk space. In this article, we will show you step by step how to use Hetzner Object Storage. We will follow Hetzner’s official tutorial on object storage file systems and also compare Hetzner Object Storage with Amazon S3 to highlight advantages and disadvantages. Hetzner Object Storage vs. Amazon S3 – A Brief Comparison …

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dnsmasq dhcp dns server

Dnsmasq as DNS and DHCP server

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Dnsmasq is a simple DNS and DHCP server for small networks. It resolves the names from the local network according to the /etc/hosts file. Unknown name queries are forwarded and stored in the cache. The DHCP subsystem supports DHCPv4, DHCPv6, BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol), and PXE. Preparation for Dnsmasq We switch to the „root“ user: sudo -i First, we update the package sources, the operating system, in this case, an Ubuntu 20.04LTS: apt update && apt upgrade -y && …

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