No internet, API or payment needed
This home server also serves as my self hosted password manager, VPN and cloud
While in Cambodia during HAX I was using ChatGPT which is extremely useful. Since non-Chinese AI is largely blocked in China, I decided to research options to self-host, while not being limited by censored content.
I got a bunch of spare junk parts from friends and family. Put together a functioning Ubuntu server.
I think the most amazing part about this project is that ALL the parts were scrap parts handed to me.
Update: bought a RTX3090
Old intel i5 - from brother
Fractal case - from friend
DDR3 16GB ram - from brother
Old unused motherboard - from brother
AMD Direct Cu ii - 780 4GB vRAM - from friend
Looking to upgrade to RTX3090 (24GB ram)
update: Upgraded to 3090

Documentation
WIP - Needs NVIDIA GPU to work, requires cuda cores
Modifying images on the fly
Translates audio files into text, with time stamping, good for subtitiles
Free opensource version of chat gpt
Running in the background on CPU only (no GPU)