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...
Continue reading...Installing Self-Hosted Airbyte on Oracle ARM Ubuntu 24.04 with Caddy & Cloudflare
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...
Continue reading...The Self-Hosted Power Trio: Integrating Airflow, Airbyte, and n8n for Ultimate Data & Automation
In today’s data-driven world, moving information, processing it, and acting upon insights are critical. But stitching together these processes can be complex. Thankfully, a powerful trio of open-source tools, when used together, can create incredibly robust and flexible data and automation pipelines, especially when you prefer the control of a...
Continue reading...Self-Hosting ChromaDB on Oracle ARM Ubuntu with Docker, Caddy & Cloudflare
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...
Continue reading...Self-Hosting Open Web UI on Oracle ARM with Docker and Caddy (Private Setup)
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...
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