u/Dezzki-builds

I've been experimenting with local AI tooling on Arch Linux and got a setup working that I'm really happy with.

Here's what it does:

- Runs SearXNG locally in Docker.

- Starts automatically on boot.

- Connects my terminal AI agent (OpenCode) to SearXNG using MCP (Model Context Protocol).

The result is that my AI can perform live web searches whenever it needs current information instead of relying only on its training data.

Some things I like about this setup:

- Private web searches

- No ads or trackers

- Access to recent documentation and news

- Everything runs locally

- No subscription required

The way I think about it is:

- SearXNG = the search engine

- MCP = the bridge that lets the AI use the search engine

- OpenCode = the AI that decides when to search

It feels like giving a local AI controlled access to the web while keeping the search infrastructure under my own control.

For anyone running local AI tools, are you using SearXNG as well, or did you go with another search solution? I'd be interested in hearing what has worked best for you.

I finally stopped overthinking it and went live today.

I'm starting completely from scratch with web development and using The Odin Project as my roadmap. Day 1 was just getting comfortable with the platform and figuring out my setup and setting up some ground rules between me and Chat but it felt good to finally begin instead of endlessly planning.

The idea behind the channel is simple: show up every day, learn in public, and document the entire journey from knowing almost nothing to hopefully becoming a web developer.

I'm not trying to teach anyone or pretend to be an expert. If anything, I hope the channel becomes a place where beginners can learn alongside me, and more experienced developers can occasionally point me in the right direction when I'm inevitably stuck.

If you've gone through The Odin Project before, what's one thing you wish you knew when you started?

If you're also learning, I'd genuinely love to hear what you're working on too.

If anyone's curious, here's :
https://www.youtube.com/@Dezzki-Builds

I'm a Computer Science student who's just starting to build projects seriously.

One thing I kept struggling with was figuring out what to build . I'd spend hours watching tutorials or browsing GitHub instead of actually making progress.

So I started compiling beginner-friendly project ideas and resources that I found useful into a single repository. The goal is to help students and self-taught developers who know some basics but don't know where to go from there.

The projects are grouped by technology and difficulty level, and I plan to keep expanding the list as I learn more. I'd also love contributions from people who have resources or project ideas that helped them when they were starting out.

I'm still very much a beginner myself, so this isn't meant to be the "ultimate roadmap" this is just a starting point that can grow with the more people.

Hopefully, it helps someone else get from "I don't know what to build" to "I made my first project."

Repository: https://github.com/dezzki/0-to-projects

When ever I try to view any video format ( As basic as mp4 ),

I get VLC is unable to open the MRL "........"
https://kommodo.ai/i/T51tvSng4eK1bAPl82BH/

This is what I get.
I have vlc-plugins-all installed