Self-hosted · Step-by-step

Build your own automation and AI agents.

Step-by-step guides for self-hosted automation and AI agents — from server setup to a working assistant on Telegram.

10 guides 179 AI tools indexed No backend required
Guides

Everything you need, one build at a time.

Pick a guide and follow it end to end — each one is a complete, tested walkthrough.

n8n

Basic n8n → Telegram via Gmail

Deploy one-click n8n on a VPS, then build a daily 7 AM workflow that reads unread Gmail, triages it with AI, and sends the digest to Telegram.

VPS setup7 AM digestCloudflare SSLAI assistantBackups
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Veg Mart → App Store

Rebuild a vegetables ordering system from a Dribbble design, then take it from prototype to a published app — auth, database, payments, and submission.

Design promptSupabase authDatabaseRevenueCatApp Store
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Tricks & Tips

Handy GitHub URL swaps — reverse-engineer a repo's prompt, get an explanation, grab the whole repo as text, or open it in an editor. Includes a live URL converter.

gitreverseexplaingithubuithubgithub1sgitingest
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Skills in GitHub

A curated shortlist of skill libraries, context engines, and discovery tools for AI coding agents — scientific, cybersecurity, YouTube, humanizer, codebase memory, and more.

Star HistorySkill librariesContext enginesMCP
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Useful Websites / AI Tools

Handy bookmarks in one place — useful AI websites for building, and free AI video generator sites to try.

AI websitesVideo generatorsBookmarks
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Hermes Setup

Deploy a self-hosted Hermes AI agent, then connect it to messaging channels and schedule recurring digests — Telegram, Discord, and a daily AI-tips cron job.

VPS + OpenRouterTelegramDiscordCron digest
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Mail Setup — Enquiries Form

Wire a website "Get in touch" form to a Google Sheet and two emails via a Google Apps Script web app — no backend server, no secrets in the repo.

Google SheetApps ScriptNotify + acknowledgeTesting
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YouTube-Video-to-Content Engine

One YouTube video in → a blog post, Twitter thread, LinkedIn posts, a SKFAI guide, and 3–5 short-form clips out — in your voice, grounded in your channel's real data. A 7-skill Claude Code plugin with the full step-by-step build.

OnboardIdeationTitles + hooksOutlinesContent cascadeShort-form
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Useful GitHub Repos

This will help you efficiently discover relevant and valuable GitHub repositories for your projects and research.

n8n workflowsCuratedMore coming
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To Business Expansion Strategy

A structured growth framework that combines strategy, technology, automation, and data-driven insights to accelerate business growth and build a scalable growth engine.

StrategyTechnologyAutomationData-driven insights
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More coming soon

Additional workflow guides will appear here as they're written.

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At a glance

A growing library, built in the open.

Real counts from this site — updated whenever a guide or tool is added.

10
Step-by-step guides
179
AI tools in the directory
20
Tool categories
7
Skills in the Content Engine plugin
Product showcase

See what you'll build.

Three of the most popular builds, at a glance.

Gmail → Telegram digest

A self-hosted n8n workflow that triages your inbox with AI every morning.

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Self-hosted AI agent

Deploy Hermes on a VPS, wire it to your chat apps, and schedule recurring jobs.

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AI tools directory

A searchable, categorised directory with verified links to each tool's official site.

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How it works

From idea to running in three steps.

Pick a guide

Choose a build that matches what you want to automate — email, agents, forms, content, or apps.

Follow the steps

Each guide is written in order, with the exact settings, prompts, and checks along the way.

Ship it

Run it on your own server or hosting — no lock-in, and no secrets committed to a repo.

Collections

Choose where to start.

Every guide is free to read. These collections group them by how much you want to build.

Quick wins

Short reads you can use today.

3guides
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Resources & strategy

Curated references and planning.

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Explore

Ready to automate something today?

Open a guide, follow along, and have it running on your own server by tonight.