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Why I built a web search library

Dec 29, 2025 · 3 min read · I was working on a side project where I needed to add basic web search capability to an AI agent. When I looked around, I noticed most projects rely on existing search APIs like Bing, Google, Perplexity, Brave, etc. For my use case, that felt like ov...

I self hosted a VPN on AWS, should you?

Oct 29, 2024 · 4 min read · Setting up a personal VPN provides a reliable method for securing internet connections, protecting privacy, and maintaining control over sensitive data. This guide explains the process of deploying a self-hosted VPN on AWS, utilizing the OpenVPN Acce...

What Are Git Orphan Branches and How to Use Them

Jun 2, 2024 · 3 min read · What is Git? Git is a free and open-source distributed version control system (DVCS) that is widely used in software development. It helps track changes, collaborate with others, and manage branches effectively. This brief introduction only touches o...

Localhost to Production

May 28, 2024 · 5 min read · It's been 2 years since I started to learn how to build web applications, and there is a special kind of comfort in building things locally, The code works, and the frontend layout is perfect on my screen. That was my first pre-internship phase; my c...