Tyler Rodgers / Barndoor Lab
I’m Tyler Rodgers, a datacenter technician building a home-lab platform for self-hosted infrastructure, local AI, Discord apps, automation, backups, and recovery practice.
Now Building · Build Log · Barndoor · Haystack · TM44.link
This site, TM44.link, Barndoor, Haystack, and 9eo are hosted from my self-managed Barndoor environment.
Self-hosted Online Barndoor Local AI CaddyBarndoor now hosts my websites, runs local AI, powers Discord bot operations, monitors services, stores searchable notes, manages backups, and documents recovery workflows.
Recent work focused on Discord reliability, Tailscale SSH access, safer website deployment, PC backup planning, and keeping the public project pages current.
Operations Local AI Backups Website PolishBarndoor is my self-hosted operations platform: a bare-metal Linux server running local AI, websites, monitoring, Discord tools, backups, recovery notes, and project automation from my own hardware.
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Ubuntu Server Docker Ollama Discord BotHaystack is a free Discord app for simulated market trading. Users can practice trades, track a portfolio, and follow performance over time without using real money.
Read the Haystack project page →
Discord App Node.js Market Simulation Portfolio TrackingThe latest update is highlighted below. Open the full archive to browse the complete build log.
Latest build log
Reviewed the Barndoor source repo across the main Discord bot, 9eo, website layer, deployment scripts, release checks, CI, and operational documentation.
The project has moved from a basic self-hosted assistant into a source-controlled operations platform with local AI, Discord-powered health checks, safer deploys, public project pages, backup workflows, and release guardrails.
Full-Stack Review Operations Release Checks Website UpdatesThe current stack connects hosting, local AI, Discord apps, monitoring, automation, backups, remote access, and recovery documentation.
Ubuntu Server Docker Caddy Ollama Uptime Kuma Discord.js TailscaleStart here
This site is an educational build log where I document the systems I’m building, the tools I’m testing, and the infrastructure I’m running from my home lab.
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