Transform an old HP 15s laptop (Intel i5-1035G1, 16GB RAM) into a high-performance home server. Part 1 covers hardware assessment, thermal mitigation, battery safety, BIOS tuning, Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS installation, and security hardening.
Maximize 16GB of RAM on your home server. Part 2 debunks the container memory sharing myth, compares Bun vs Node.js, configures PM2, sets Docker cgroup limits, details Python bot optimization, and maps a complete server memory budget.
Securely expose your home server to the internet without port forwarding. Part 3 covers CGNAT workarounds, Cloudflare Tunnels, Tailscale VPN, Caddy reverse proxy, HTTPS Telegram webhooks, and advanced security hardening.
Run local LLMs on your 16GB home server. Part 4 covers CPU inference physics, Ollama setup, model comparison (Phi-4, Qwen, Hermes), agent frameworks (OpenClaw vs Hermes), coding agents (Aider, OpenHands), and visual workflow builders.
A comprehensive financial and operational comparison of a self-hosted laptop server vs cloud VPS providers. Covers power consumption math, state-wise electricity tariffs, 3-year TCO tables, a 15-dimension comparison matrix, hybrid architecture design, and battery/SSD health automation scripts.
A comprehensive guide to transforming a retired Windows Home laptop into a reliable, headless home server. Learn how to configure WSL2, install Docker natively inside Linux (saving 1.5GB RAM), bypass sleep/update reboots, automate startup with Task Scheduler, and monitor system health via PowerShell.