Ever dreamt of having your own AI stack that you can control, tweak, and build upon — without relying entirely on cloud APIs? That’s what I’ve done with my homelab. This post walks you through the components of my AI stack, how I use it across different tools, and hopefully inspires you to build your own. 🚀 Why I Built a Personal AI Stack In a world where most AI tools are cloud-locked and usage-limited, I wanted something private, flexible, and local — an AI assistant I could shape to my needs.

Ever dreamt of having your own AI stack that you can control, tweak, and build upon — without relying entirely on cloud APIs? That’s what I’ve done with my homelab. This post walks you through the components of my AI stack, how I use it across different tools, and hopefully inspires you to build your own. 🚀 Why I Built a Personal AI Stack In a world where most AI tools are cloud-locked and usage-limited, I wanted something private, flexible, and local — an AI assistant I could shape to my needs.

How I Built My Private AI Assistant under $100* (And You Can Too) ! No cloud subscriptions. No data leaks. Just my old GPU doing magic. Total cost: $100 (if you already have a homelab) The Secret? Your Homelab Does Most of the Work I already had a basic homelab running Proxmox with LXC containers. All I needed was a $80 used GPU (NVIDIA GTX 1660 Super) to unlock AI capabilities.