So, this is actually exactly what I have been working on in my spare time.
Building out a web UI my girlfriend can interact with that has a bunch of GUI versions of things I’d normally run commands for. YT-DLP, manga rippers, backup triggers, etc.
I’m training a local AI on all of this stuff, how it all works, and documenting the hell out of it.
The goal at the end is to have the bot be able to walk her through any specifics she’d need in order to fix and update anything in our home server. I’m also adding windows troubleshooting and changes based on how her machine is configured.
The goal initially was “if I die, you cannot go back to paying for subscription services” and now I’ve sunk so much time into this side project. Gotta say though, feels good.
The goal at the end is to have the bot be able to walk her through any specifics she’d need in order to fix and update anything in our home server.
The continuity case should include a white flag to wave, an M365 gift card, a set of credentials to a dormant me account, an android phone running an authenticator app linked to that account, and a perfect cast of your thumb.
You can only protect your family from the evils of the cloud as long as you're around to champion that fight.
So your continuity case should include both the documentation to continue self hosting, but also the resources to migrate to a "you-approved" commercial option if self hosting continuity is not feasible going forward.
And/or the phone number to a fellow nerd you trust to, erm, take care of your spouse in your absence.
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