Meet my Rat Rod Ollama Server

Meet my Rat Rod Ollama Server

Putting unused GPUs and computer parts to work for a dedicated Ollama server. I had to use the laser cutter for a quick and dirty SSD array. ai-server 16-Core Intel i7-12700KF, 64GB RAM, 5TB SSD storage, RTX2080Ti and RTX4070, 2.5Gbps…
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Kasa Smart Devices and Home Assistant

Kasa Smart Devices and Home Assistant

When I moved into the new house, I decided I wanted to leave Philips Hue behind. The lights were too expensive and I wanted to incorporate more kinds of devices like switches into the system. At the same time, I…
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Bring in the RTX4090

Bring in the RTX4090

I've been long in the tooth with the 2080TI in my main machine for awhile. I've been doing a lot more work training and using large language models lately, so I decided it was time for a serious upgrade to…
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Google Coral TPU Card

Google Coral TPU Card

Today I added some AI processing horsepower to my Frigate server. This little chip can handle object detection on 15 cameras without breaking a sweat. I am using the m.2 variety, but you can get a few variants from Google.…
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Home Automation Server – Tower 1

Home Automation Server – Tower 1

With the Frigate server complete, Tower 1 is officially out of space. Top to Bottom Home Assistant & Frigate Docker Server Ryzen 9 5900X, 64GB RAM, 8TB SSDs (2x2TB nvme, 2x2TB SATA), 16TB HDD RAID, Coral m.2 dual TPU Home…
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Pond BI

Pond BI

It started with "I should know the temperature of the pond I guess."
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Dedicated Frigate Server

Dedicated Frigate Server

I've decided to use Frigate as the platform for AI object detection using my existing Amcrest IP cameras. It's working as a sidecar to Synology Surveillance Station as detection only. frigate-server 12-core Ryzen 5900X, 64GB RAM, 8TB SSD & 16TB…
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Bad Boy – Mowing Tech

Bad Boy – Mowing Tech

I thought I was making the switch to Electric wholesale when we moved in. It turns out gas zero-turn mowers are just higher quality and do a better job faster.
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Cisco Network Upgrade Complete

Cisco Network Upgrade Complete

I've been using a variety of different brand switches in a patchwork to get all of the network and camera devices I am using connected. The network mess was causing performance issues so it was time to take a more…
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