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How to Build an AI Second Brain (Private, Free, and Self Hosted)

A second brain your AI can actually use: a private git repo of markdown, built free with Claude Code, then self-hosted behind MCP in 13 measured minutes.

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How to Build an AI-Video Scroll Animation Page

Generate a product video with Veo 3.1, scrub it on scroll, ship it at 849 KB. Which tier you actually need, what it cost, and the measured mobile numbers.

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How to Make Faceless YouTube Shorts With Claude Code (Free Project)

Set up my free open-source shorts factory: no camera, no editor, one API key. Then the six-beat grammar that makes a 40-second short worth finishing.

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How to Secure a Coolify VPS Without Breaking Coolify

I probed a real Coolify server from the internet. Ports 6001 and 6002 answered with ufw set to deny. Here is the fix, and proof Coolify survives it.

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Coolify Says "Server Is Not Reachable" After You Hardened Your VPS

I broke a live Coolify server 5 ways on purpose: disabled root login, added 2FA, a UFW limit rule. Here is the exact error each one gives, and the fix.

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How to Self-Host Plausible Analytics on Coolify in 2026 (Community Edition)

Deploy Plausible Community Edition on your own VPS with Coolify: real resource numbers, honest gotchas, and the savings math vs Plausible Cloud.

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How to Edit a YouTube Video With Claude Code (Beginner's Step-by-Step Setup)

A no-experience-needed setup for the free claude-youtube-editor: install VS Code and Claude Code, add your keys, and edit your first video.

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Claude Code Video Editing: From Raw Recording to Published YouTube Video

Claude Code video editing, end to end: the cut, visuals, voice, SFX, thumbnail, and upload. The free open-source pipeline that edits my YouTube videos.

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Consistent AI Characters: Build a Full Narrated Story with Claude Code

Keep AI characters consistent across a whole illustrated, narrated story with a Claude Code pipeline: visual bible, reference plates, cascading scenes.

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How to Generate Unlimited AI Images for Free With Claude Code + Cloudflare

Turn Claude Code into a free AI image generator with Cloudflare Workers AI and Flux schnell. ~170 images a day on the free tier. No GPU, no subscription.

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I Made Claude Code Generate Real Graphics With No AI Image Model

Two free Claude Code skills draw posters, quote cards, and 3D product shots with pure code. Perfect text, zero API keys, zero cost, no diffusion model.

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How to Self-Host MinIO on Coolify in 2026 (With the Full Admin UI Back)

Coolify dropped MinIO and the community console lost its admin UI. Deploy a patched MinIO on Coolify with the full console back, verified with boto3.

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Install Mautic 7 on Coolify in 5 Minutes (2026 Setup)

Working docker-compose.yml for Mautic 7 on Coolify v4: web, cron, worker, MariaDB. Coolify killed the one-click; here's the fix. ~5 minutes.

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How to Install PyRunner on Coolify (3-Minute Setup)

Deploy PyRunner on your own Coolify v4 server with HTTPS, persistent storage, and one-click updates. Paste three env vars and ship in ~3 minutes.

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How to Install Coolify in 2026: Your Starter Guide to Self-Hosting

Install Coolify on a Contabo VPS, spin up Postgres, Redis, and MongoDB in three clicks each, secure it with HTTPS, and update safely. ~30 minutes start to finish.

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How to Self-Host Postal SMTP Server: Easy Mode (2026)

Ship a real, production-ready Postal SMTP install in ~30 minutes. Strong DB password, firewall, HTTPS, SPF/DKIM, and daily backups. Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.

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