Oct '25 (edited) • ⭐ Announcements
👋 Start Here: Introduce Yourself
Before you dive into workflows and Docker containers, let’s get to know each other.
Drop your intro below - keep it simple.
🎯 What to share:
- Your name (first name is fine)
- What you’re currently automating (or trying to)
- Your biggest automation pain point right now
- One thing you hope to build here
No need to write an essay. A few sentences works.
I’ll go first:
I’m Kjetil from Stavanger, Norway 🇳🇴
Principal Consultant with 15 years in IT - specializing in Azure Cloud, DevOps, and automation. These days I’m deep into self-hosted automation with n8n, running everything from a $10 Hetzner server.
I got tired of watching SaaS bills climb every month and losing control over my data and workflows. That’s when I went all-in on self-hosting.
Now I run n8n workflows, TTS, video processing, and S3 storage on a single server. I use Airtable as my CRM and orchestration hub, but everything else is self-hosted.
I've been experimenting with NocoDB (open-source Airtable alternative) and replicated about 80% of my Airtable workflows - completely self-hosted. I'll be sharing those templates as I build them out.
Outside work, I love tinkering with Docker, GitHub, and homelab projects. When I’m not deploying containers, I’m hanging out with my wife and two kids.
Why I built this community:
Honestly, the self-hosted automation space is a mess. You’re piecing together info from 47 different YouTube videos, praying your Docker containers don’t break at 2am, and there’s no clear path from “hello world” to production.
I want to change that.
My goal: Help you build automation that saves money, runs reliably, and doesn’t hold you hostage to subscription pricing.
Now you - drop your intro below! 👇
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👋 Start Here: Introduce Yourself
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