A private data center, private cloud, and lab: my infrastructure, and a showcase of what it can do. Public front door, private everything else.https://ptg-irl.com/en-ushttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/08-physical-security-frigate/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/08-physical-security-frigate/Local object detection on hardware I own, feeding a backend that turns the exterior into situational awareness.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSecurityhttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/09-whisper-auto-notation/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/09-whisper-auto-notation/Turning audio from cameras, a phone, ESP32s, and repurposed devices into searchable text, processed locally.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTLabhttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/06-appliances-as-config/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/06-appliances-as-config/How NixOS turns a machine into a file: specialized appliances, quick customizations, and fast prototypes.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTInfrahttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/01-why-a-private-cloud/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/01-why-a-private-cloud/Lower cost for compute, storage, and RAM, no free-tier quotas, and a NixOS base that rebuilds on demand.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTInfrahttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/02-backup-strategy/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/02-backup-strategy/A backup system exists and is in use. The details stay private.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTInfrahttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/03-cloudflare-tunnels/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/03-cloudflare-tunnels/Backend DNS and basic user authentication, without opening the private network.Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTSecurityhttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/04-how-this-site-is-built/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/04-how-this-site-is-built/Astro on a Cloudflare Worker, tied to a private GitHub repo, deployed with a push.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTLabhttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/05-choosing-vendors/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/05-choosing-vendors/Why I avoid certain companies when building a lab, and one registrar I will not use.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTLabhttps://ptg-irl.com/blog/07-why-ptg-irl/https://ptg-irl.com/blog/07-why-ptg-irl/We are all players in an unspoken game called real life. Technology is one of the best tools for changing the outcome.Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTLab