👋 Hi, I’m @arcymonek, my name is Arkadiusz Polak :)

👀 I’m not a professional programmer, but I’m passionate about digital sovereignty.
I believe that in an era dominated by big cloud providers, building your own infrastructure is the best way to regain control over your own data and privacy.

🧠 What do I do?
I'm setting up and expanding my own home lab based on a VPS running Debian 12, Docker, and nginx.
Thanks to the support of modern language models (LLMs), which I treat as partners in learning, I’ve managed to go from scratch to a fully containerized, secure server environment.
I know that today's AI-based tools offer incredible possibilities, but this working server is also the result of my personal determination, dozens of hours spent analyzing documentation and many mistakes I've made - some of them really silly :)

🛠️ I’m constantly learning new and fascinating things!

Self-Hosting:
Managing my own services (from media to work tools).

AI & RAG:
I’m experimenting with integrating local and cloud-based AI models to boost my personal productivity.
I’m currently using LibreChat and various LLMs via their APIs. I’m also exploring third-party tools that extend LibreChat’s capabilities.

Security:
I’m learning about system hardening, monitoring, and automation (CrowdSec, Nginx, Docker), as well as backups.

Open Source:
I try to use open-source solutions wherever I can implement them.
And out of gratitude to the developers and the community, I encourage others to do the same. 💞️

🎯 I’m not looking for the quickest route; I’m seeking a full understanding of what I’m building.
Every challenge is a lesson for me, and every problem solved is another step toward independence.