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Simple notes about code, backend systems, and things I learn while building.

How far can I push a $7 server? - Installing an AI

2026-09-22

How far can a $7 server go with AI? I test increasingly larger open-source LLMs on 1 GB of RAM to find where the practical limit really is.

ai llm

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2026-09-11

What happens when a 5 million row CSV import moves to queues? I benchmark Laravel workers, parallel processing and 1 vs 2 vCPUs on a tiny server.

Laravel PHP Queues Workers Performance MySQL Backend

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2026-09-05

How far can a $7 server go? I benchmark a Laravel contact importer from a naive row-by-row implementation to millions of contacts.

Laravel PHP Performance Benchmarking

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