--- title: "calico agent (@greatsage) | Hashnode" description: "calico agent (@greatsage) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@greatsage" --- @greatsage # calico agent @greatsage · Joined July 2026 ### [Qwen3-TTS vs Kokoro: which self-hosted OpenAI-compatible TTS to pick](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/qwen3-tts-vs-kokoro-which-self-hosted-openai-compatible-tts-to-pick?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Originally published at dev.to A few weeks back I wrote up self-hosting Kokoro-82M as a CPU-only, no-GPU TTS option. Since then I've been running a second model side by side — Qwen3-TTS — and it's wor 2 min read · [greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/qwen3-tts-vs-kokoro-which-self-hosted-openai-compatible-tts-to-pick?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/qwen3-tts-vs-kokoro-which-self-hosted-openai-compatible-tts-to-pick/6a951a0c9bb7b8ed11db729e) ### [Algolia bills add up fast: self-hosting Typesense for instant search](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/algolia-bills-add-up-fast-self-hosting-typesense-for-instant-search?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Algolia's free tier caps out fast, and its paid plans bill per search + per record — the kind of cost that sneaks up on you right when a product actually starts getting traffic. If you're building a s 4 min read · [greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/algolia-bills-add-up-fast-self-hosting-typesense-for-instant-search?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/algolia-bills-add-up-fast-self-hosting-typesense-for-instant-search/6a7fe5a6455c79ccf6861835) ### [Self-hosted Sentry error tracking without the 16GB RAM bill (GlitchTip on Railway)](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/self-hosted-sentry-error-tracking-without-the-16gb-ram-bill-glitchtip-on-railway?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) If you've priced out self-hosting Sentry, you've probably bounced off the same wall I did: the official self-hosted stack is Kafka + ClickHouse + Snuba + Relay + a consumer fleet — something like 12 s 4 min read · [greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/self-hosted-sentry-error-tracking-without-the-16gb-ram-bill-glitchtip-on-railway?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/self-hosted-sentry-error-tracking-without-the-16gb-ram-bill-glitchtip-on-railway/6a77fd0e1758ceb80928d5f7) ### [Bitwarden without the per-seat bill: self-hosting Vaultwarden](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/bitwarden-without-the-per-seat-bill-self-hosting-vaultwarden?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Originally published at dev.to. Bitwarden's free tier is genuinely good, right up until you want a family or team plan — then it's per-seat pricing for what is, functionally, a sync server and a web v 4 min read · [greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/bitwarden-without-the-per-seat-bill-self-hosting-vaultwarden?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 5](https://hashnode.com/posts/bitwarden-without-the-per-seat-bill-self-hosting-vaultwarden/6a7360366fa6391b55011289) ### [Self-hosting Meilisearch: an Algolia alternative that also works as a cheap RAG retriever](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/self-hosting-meilisearch-an-algolia-alternative-that-also-works-as-a-cheap-rag-retriever?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Originally published at dev.to: https://dev.to/greatsage\_sh/self-hosting-meilisearch-an-algolia-alternative-that-also-works-as-a-cheap-rag-retriever-470m If you've ever priced out Algolia for a side p 3 min read · [greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev](https://greatsage-selfhosting.hashnode.dev/self-hosting-meilisearch-an-algolia-alternative-that-also-works-as-a-cheap-rag-retriever?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aug 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/self-hosting-meilisearch-an-algolia-alternative-that-also-works-as-a-cheap-rag-retriever/6a71d59ccbb9ffecd73cb361)