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Blog posts and ramblings to chronicle my adventures in life. This may contain technology, family, business or products that I enjoy.
About
Hi, I’m Jim. A father, husband, business owner, entrepreneur, and a person who loves technology. I semi-often update this blog.
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Feel free to reach out to me with questions, contact, business ideas, projects or just a random Hello. Located in the Mitten state.
Recent Posts
I’ve written before about how much I enjoy self-hosting services at home. If you’re curious, here’s my earlier post where I walk through some of the things I run locally: https://jimiz.net/selfhosting/ Since then… the list has only grown. Recently, as I’ve been experimenting more with AI tools — especially Claude… I have updated my N8N Self-Hosted Docker compose library to include SearXNG [http://docs.searxng.org/]. SearXNG is an internet metasearch engine that aggregates results from up to 246 search services. It is privacy focused and does not track or share data. This is an excellent addition to N8N when coupled with Local AI. You… Self-Hosted N8N – Github Repo I recently created a Selfhosted N8N Git repository that allows me to share with my team (and use for myself) a self-hosted N8N instance. I can run it locally or in the cloud, using Docker, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Caddy. Why n8n? n8n is an amazing… For the past six months, I’ve been running my own local AI stack [powered by ollama, n8n, and Supabase], and it’s been an absolute game-changer for my development workflow and automation projects. It’s all made possible thanks to the fantastic local-ai-packaged project (Thanks, Cole), which bundles everything you need to… AI Crawlers, Meet the Firewall: Why I’m Backing Cloudflare’s Bold Move Something pretty major just happened in the internet world, and I’ve got thoughts. On July 1st, Cloudflare announced they’re now blocking all AI crawlers by default—unless a site explicitly says, “Come on in.” As someone who uses Cloudflare across… AI Costs: Tokens, Credits, and What They Mean for you and your team AI is everywhere these days, but how much does it actually cost to use? If you’ve played with ChatGPT, Claude, or similar tools, you’ve probably seen terms like tokens and credits. Here’s a quick guide to what… Over the past few months, I’ve been having some energizing conversations with colleagues and friends about technology trends, personal infrastructure, and the explosion of AI tools. One recent chat with my teammate stuck with me—we got into a discussion about self-hosting, and it made me pause and reflect. It turns… AI-powered development tools are helping change and shape the software development ecosystem. From writing code to designing interfaces, these tools make software creation faster, more accessible, and often more fun. To explore this shift, I decided to build the same simple application—a weather app—using four emerging AI development platforms: Replit… I’ve been using n8n for over three years, and it has become an essential tool for both my work and personal life. Whether it’s automating business workflows or managing my daily tasks, n8n has been my go-to solution for seamless automation. I am always amazed at what can be done…Self-Hosting, Claude Code, and Fixing My Doorbell in 10 Minutes
N8N Self-Hosting with SearXNG
N8N – Self-host with Docker- Postgresql, Redis, and Caddy
Running My AI Locally with Ollama, n8n, and Supabase
Cloudflare makes a bold move against AI Crawlers
AI Costs – Tokens and Credits
Why I Still Self-Host After 20 Years
Building a Weather App with 4 AI Dev Tools: A Hands-On Comparison
How I Use n8n for Business and Personal Automation
