The infrastructure behind your AI: setting up Linux servers, understanding Docker and Docker Compose, Proxmox virtualization, VPN access with Tailscale or WireGuard, and building your own homelab. In other words, you’ll learn how to operate services where you are the support. Exciting stuff.
Why this matters: Cloud is rental. When you understand what you’re doing here, you only pay for electricity.
The list below follows the most natural learning sequence: understand first, then experiment, then go deeper. Check off what you’ve already read or implemented. Your progress is saved locally in your browser.
Getting Started & Overview
Self-Hosting Fundamentals
Backup for Self-Hosting
Cloud Servers for Local AI
Docker for AI: Containers and GPU Support
Building a Homelab: Practical Guide with Concrete Recommendations
Kubernetes for Local AI Systems
Linux for AI: Ubuntu and Server Setup
Monitoring for Local AI Systems
NAS for Local AI Systems
Networking for AI Services: VPN and Remote Access
Proxmox for Local AI
RackPeek: Document and Visualize Your Homelab Rack
Local AI on Windows
Done? Continue to the next section in the free AI Learning Path.