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How to run Oobabooga WebUI on a rented GPU

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How to run Oobabooga WebUI on a rented GPU

I Ran a Local LLM in the Cloud (and Didn’t Break Anything)There’s this moment that keeps happening to me now that I’ve started working in AI and cloud...

Heiko Heilig

Heiko Heilig

May 23, 2025

How to Leverage Cloud-hosted LLM and Pay Per Usage?

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How to Leverage Cloud-hosted LLM and Pay Per Usage?

Overview of the CloudRift LLM-as-a-serviceWith LLM-as-a-Service (LLMaaS), developers can tap into the power of state-of-the-art language models throug...

Dmitry Trifonov

Dmitry Trifonov

May 21, 2025

Godot Game Server with Chat Bots

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Godot Game Server with Chat Bots

Building a Game Server with Chat Bots in Godot​In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to leverage GPU capabilities on a game server by integrating Ollama...

Slawomir Strumecki

Slawomir Strumecki

May 7, 2025

Godot Game Server

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Godot Game Server

In this tutorial, we’ll use a modified version of the Godot Multiplayer Template to show how to run a dedicated game server using Rift. This guide is ...

Slawomir Strumecki

Slawomir Strumecki

May 3, 2025

How to run ComfyUI with a rented GPU

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How to run ComfyUI with a rented GPU

A no-nonsense guide to renting powerful GPUs, launching ComfyUI, and actually enjoying the ride.When you first dip your toes into the world of AI tool...

Heiko Heilig

Heiko Heilig

April 17, 2025

So you’re curious about open source AI (and a little intimidated)?

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So you’re curious about open source AI (and a little intimidated)?

So you’re curious about open source AI (and a little intimidated)? Here’s why you should dive in anywayYou don’t need to be an engineer to dive into A...

Heiko Heilig

Heiko Heilig

April 16, 2025

How to Develop your First (Agentic) RAG Application?

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How to Develop your First (Agentic) RAG Application?

Developing a board-game assistant. No Vibes and Fully LocalIn this tutorial, I will show how to create a simple chatbot with RAG running on your local...

Natalia Trifonova

Natalia Trifonova

April 16, 2025

UnSaaS your Stack with Self-hosted Cloud IDEs

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UnSaaS your Stack with Self-hosted Cloud IDEs

And save money on cloud GPUs for AI developmentI am a PC enthusiast and use it as much as possible. However, with the speed at which LLMs are growing ...

Dmitry Trifonov

Dmitry Trifonov

April 15, 2025

How to Rent a GPU-Enabled Machine for AI Development

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How to Rent a GPU-Enabled Machine for AI Development

With CloudRift GPU-as-a-service platformI am a PC enthusiast and use it as much as possible. However, with the speed at which AI models are growing in...

Dmitry Trifonov

Dmitry Trifonov

April 11, 2025

Prompting DeepSeek. How smart it really is?

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Prompting DeepSeek. How smart it really is?

DeepSeek-R1 is a new and powerful AI model that is said to perform on par with leading models from companies like OpenAI but at a significantly lower ...

Dmitry Trifonov

Dmitry Trifonov

February 25, 2025

Non-essential — Who Even Needs UX Designers?

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Non-essential — Who Even Needs UX Designers?

Remember that Simpsons episode where they shot a spaceship full of c-list celebrities into the Sun?“These are not the best and brightest at all. They’...

Heiko Heilig

Heiko Heilig

November 29, 2024

Cut the BS: Why LinkedIn Makes Me Want to Scream (Sometimes)

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Cut the BS: Why LinkedIn Makes Me Want to Scream (Sometimes)

Moving from Germany to Canada taught me a few things about job hunting here. Besides everyone telling me “the market sucks right now” (thanks, super h...

Heiko Heilig

Heiko Heilig

October 9, 2024

How to develop your first LLM app? Context and Prompt Engineering

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How to develop your first LLM app? Context and Prompt Engineering

In this tutorial, we will develop a simple LLM-based application for rehearsal. We will supply text to the app, like a chapter of the book, and the ap...

Dmitry Trifonov

Dmitry Trifonov

September 22, 2024

How to start development with LLM?

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How to start development with LLM?

Starting in any hot field may feel overwhelming. The abundance of programs, libraries, and courses promising to make you a professional in no time exa...

Dmitry Trifonov

Dmitry Trifonov

September 14, 2024

How to run Oobabooga in Docker?

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How to run Oobabooga in Docker?

This is a short tutorial describing how to run Oobabooga LLM web UI with Docker and Nvidia GPU.Install DockerInstall Docker for your platform. This tu...

Dmitry Trifonov

Dmitry Trifonov

September 14, 2024

A Transformative Journey? Why Certificates Won’t Make You a Better Designer

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A Transformative Journey? Why Certificates Won’t Make You a Better Designer

In the world of design, it’s easy to get caught up in the race for certifications. After all, they seem like a surefire way to validate your skills an...

Heiko Heilig

Heiko Heilig

September 9, 2024

From Pixels to Purpose: My Shift from Graphic Design to UX

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From Pixels to Purpose: My Shift from Graphic Design to UX

My shift to UX design brought purpose and problem-solving into my work. Here’s how I transitioned from pretty pixels to user-centered design (And how ...

Heiko Heilig

Heiko Heilig

September 9, 2024