Running a Vector Database on a NAS
Self-hosting Qdrant vector database on a Synology NAS with Docker and Portainer — zero monthly cost, private, and accessible from any machine on the network.
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The 404s Google Found Before I Did
Debugging 404 errors in Google Search Console — stale cache, bad sitemap entries, www subdomain crawling, and the tag that shouldn't have existed.
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Why I Switched from Next.js to Astro
After months fighting Next.js static export limitations, I rebuilt both ricsmo.com and course.coach with Astro. Smaller pages, faster builds, zero JS by default.
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Running Two GPU Batch Jobs on One Circuit
The story of tripping a circuit breaker with two GPU batch jobs, the power draw math behind it, and the unexpected culprit.
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Why I Left Cloudflare Workers
Migrating Notary Atlas from Cloudflare Workers + D1 to Bunny Magic Containers — and why the edge runtime wasn't worth the tradeoffs for a Next.js app.
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Why I Self-Host My Notes on a NAS
Why I moved from cloud note apps to self-hosted SiYuan Note on a Synology NAS, the privacy and control benefits, and the setup considerations.
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What I Do
Former Dean turned instructional designer and online course creator. I help coaches and consultants turn their expertise into courses people actually finish.
25 years in education and training. Built software, wrote curricula, and trained 39,000+ professionals across all 50 states.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona