Building My Own AI Agent: Hermes, Local LLMs and My Homelab
I wanted more than another AI chatbot. Here’s how I’m building a personal AI agent with Hermes, local LLMs, OpenRouter, Telegram and my homelab....
Alex
a cloud infrastructure leader who is fascinated with devops philosophies
Why I switched from Docker CLI to Portainer in my Homelab
Learn how I use Portainer to manage Docker containers and Docker Compose stacks across multiple Proxmox VMs in my homelab. Discover its architecture, everyday features, security best practices, and why it has become my preferred platform for centralized container management....
Build a SIEM at Home: Detect Attacks with Wazuh XDR
Build your own SIEM at home using Wazuh XDR. This guide walks through setting up a complete security monitoring stack, from log collection to threat detection....
How to Implement SAML Authentication in Go with Okta
Learn how to implement SAML authentication in Go with Okta using a practical step-by-step approach. Covers ACS setup, attribute extraction, protected routes, and logout handling....
How SAML Authentication Works
Learn how SAML authentication works in enterprise SSO. Step-by-step flow, assertions, IdP, SP, ACS, and common SAML errors explained....
My Journey to Kubestronaut in 2026
A real-world journey by Alex Ng in Singapore to Kubestronaut: preparing for and passing all five CNCF Kubernetes certifications including CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA and KCSA....