Practical guides on Linux, self-hosting, automation, and development tools.
Claude Code + Obsidian
A personal intelligence system where AI reads your files, knows your context, and compounds your thinking over time.
The series
- Introduction — the concept and why it matters
- Vault and Structure — organising your files
- Context Navigation — how the AI finds what it needs
- Park and Pickup — session continuity
Companion guides
- Claude Code Tips — battle-tested recommendations
- CCO Setup Wizard — step-by-step for new users
- Kubuntu + CCO Setup — wipe Windows, install Linux, full CCO from scratch
- Shared Knowledge Sync — Syncthing folder for discoveries
- Large Files with Gemini — 1M token context window
- Writing Pipeline — how posts on this site get made
- Staying Current — one-time bootstrap then /update
Tools
Desktop setup and daily-driver utilities.
- Global Dictation — press a hotkey, speak, text appears anywhere
- Wezterm — browser-style terminal with global hotkey
- Firecrawl — JS-rendered web scraping to markdown
Infrastructure
Self-hosted services, backups, and server configuration.
- Automated Backups — Restic, Backblaze B2, and Git
- Tailscale Exit Node — $5/month VPS as exit node
- NAS Encryption Migration — Unraid to TrueNAS
- Setting Up This Blog — Hugo + Caddy + Alpine