About
YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU
I’m Igor, and I’m done with surveillance capitalism.
Every photo you upload? They’re training AI on it.
Every search you make? Sold to advertisers.
Every email you send? Scanned and analyzed.
This is not paranoia. This is their business model.
I fight back by building privacy-first tools and teaching others to do the same.
WHAT I BUILD
Recent Projects:
- AI CV Generator: Runs locally on AMD RX 6600, 90 seconds, zero cloud APIs
- Local AI: Ollama + Qwen 2.5 14B on my gaming PC
- Self-Hosted Services: Immich, n8n, everything private
- This Blog: Hosted on my ThinkPad T440p (2014 laptop, still going!)
All documented here. All with code. All privacy-first.
THE MISSION
Privacy shouldn’t require a server rack.
Self-hosting shouldn’t be intimidating.
Your data should stay yours.
I’m proving you can escape surveillance capitalism with:
- Consumer hardware (old laptops, gaming PCs)
- Open-source tools (Docker, Ollama, Hugo)
- Practical guides (step-by-step, code included)
MY HARDWARE
ThinkPad T440p (2014):
- Still useful after 10 years
- Running Linux Mint
- Hosting this blog
- Proving planned obsolescence is a lie
Gaming PC:
- AMD Ryzen 5 5500 + RX 6600
- Running: Ollama, n8n, Immich
- Power: ~60W idle
- Cost: €13/month electricity
Point: You don’t need enterprise gear.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND HERE
Pragmatic Privacy (Not Purity)
I use a MacBook for work. I self-host on Linux.
I have a bank account. I run local AI.
I minimize surveillance. I live in society.
Not perfection. Progress.
Real Guides
- Escaping Google Photos → Immich
- Running local AI → Ollama + Qwen
- Self-hosting email → Actually doable
- Privacy on a budget → Consumer hardware
Honest Assessments
What works. What doesn’t. What’s hard.
No BS. No gatekeeping. Just reality.
PRINCIPLES
Privacy by Default
Your data belongs to you. Not corporations.
Practical Over Perfect
80% privacy > 0% privacy.
Honest & Transparent
I use macOS daily. I host on Linux. Both are okay.
Accessible Expertise
If I can do it, you can too.
FIND ME
- Mastodon: @igor@fosstodon.org
- Codeberg: codeberg.org/igor
- Email: igor@thelocalstack.eu
No tracking. No analytics. No surveillance.
The Local Stack
Pragmatic privacy for real people.
Self-hosted. Zero cloud. Your data belongs to you.