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Appreciation post: ChatGPT and co. - the best thing that happened to SelfHosting? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Simplixt@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum
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Hi all,

I must say: ChatGPT (or generative AI in general) is such a game changer for me doing SelfHosting.

Today, I wrote following scripts with GenAI:

  1. A bash script, that logins in all my LXC container on Proxmox, stops all currently running docker container, exports all persistent docker data to my Proxmox-Host, starts the Container again, and makes a backup via Borg. Afterwards, I get a success notification via Gotify.
  2. A python script, that uses the Portainer API to export the stack configuration of all my 10 docker environments into easy to backup .yml files ( e.g. backup-host_name-container_name.yml )
  3. A bash scripts, that checks if the defined containers are running on my docker hosts, and if not, sends a notification to Healthcheck.io
  4. Different Templates for Obsidian, e.g. Daily / Weekly / Monthly notes with Task-Management etc.

It's really fun, as I now can find solutions to more complex problems, with just limited program knowledge. Not perfect yet, e.g. it used the Portainer API wrong, and I had to direct it to the right direction via "error messages" and "API documentations".Sometimes, it also say's "it's not possible", but when you gave some hints (e.g. could you use pct exec instead of ssh) it gives you the right solution .

What are your experiences? Are you using GenAI for your SelfHosting and if yes - where?

My next step will be Ansible, as I had to much respect for it yet, but with some GenAI support I might get everything running ...

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[โ€“] ArgoPanoptes@alien.top 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I now can find solutions to more complex problems, with just limited program knowledge.

I would be very careful if you don't know 100% what the proposed solution does. That is why I prefer to read the Docs and follow guides or tutorials. Once you understand it, it will be easier to use than asking to an AI and hope for the best.

[โ€“] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 11 months ago

Well, it's still easier to ask the AI, especially for the boring parts. But you should still always understand the code the AI wrote, otherwise you're going into dangerous territory.