Plan the Thunderbolt Dock Before Your Mac Mini AI Desk Gets Messy
A practical Mac Mini Thunderbolt and USB4 dock plan for local AI desks, covering external SSDs, 10GbE, displays, cables, and when not to buy Thunderbolt 5
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Check PCIe Lanes Before You Buy Parts for a Local AI Workstation
A practical PCIe lane plan for RTX GPUs, NVMe drives, 10GbE cards, and capture hardware before a local AI workstation turns into slot-sharing guesswork
Put a Model Router in Front of Your Local AI Lab
Add one local AI model router so apps can reach your Mac mini, RTX box, and fallback models through a stable endpoint
Build a Local AI API Gateway Before Your Automations Sprawl
Build one local AI API gateway for Ollama, llama.cpp, and home-lab automations before every app hard-codes its own model endpoint
2.5GbE or 10GbE for Local AI? A Practical Home-Lab Network Upgrade
A practical guide to 2.5GbE and 10GbE networking for local AI labs, Mac Minis, NAS model libraries, ComfyUI boxes, and GPU workstations
VLAN Your Local AI Box: A Practical Home-Lab Network Plan
A practical guide to isolating local AI boxes, ComfyUI workstations, agents, NAS storage, and lab devices with VLANs, firewall rules, and safe defaults