Linux

Running data pipelines often requires a robust orchestrator like Apache Airflow. Setting it up on modern ARM-based cloud infrastructure, such as Oracle Cloud’s Ampere A1 instances, can be efficient and cost-effective. This guide walks you through installing Apache Airflow using Docker Compose on an Ubuntu 24.04 ARM VM, using Caddy...

Airbyte is a powerful open-source data integration platform, allowing you to sync data between various sources and destinations. Self-hosting Airbyte gives you full control over your data pipelines. This guide walks through installing Airbyte on an Oracle Cloud ARM Ampere VM running Ubuntu 24.04, making it accessible via a secure...

ChromaDB is a powerful open-source embedding database, essential for building AI applications involving semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and more. While Chroma offers a managed service, self-hosting provides greater control, privacy, and potentially lower costs, especially when leveraging free-tier resources like Oracle Cloud’s ARM VMs. This guide details how to...

Running your own Large Language Model (LLM) interface offers fantastic benefits like privacy, customization, and potentially lower costs compared to hosted services. Open Web UI is a popular, user-friendly interface for interacting with local LLMs managed by Ollama. This guide details how to install Open Web UI on an Oracle...

Matomo is a powerful, open-source alternative to Google Analytics that gives you full ownership of your website’s traffic data. This guide walks through installing Matomo on its own subdomain using Docker Compose, Caddy as a reverse proxy, storing data on a separate block volume, and configuring it correctly behind Cloudflare....