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5/11/2026

Privacy-first mind mapping app. Part 7: Owning Your Workflow
Short summary
Indie developer walks through full ownership of MindMapVault's workflow: Forgejo self-hosted on NAS with local runners for CI/CD, Rust backend on Czech VPS via Docker Compose. Emphasizes automation as essential for solo shipping, and how AI accelerates meta-work (planning, documentation, structure) without replacing it.
- •Forgejo self-hosting on NAS replaces GitHub/GitLab for complete CI/CD control
- •Minimal production stack: Rust + PostgreSQL + MinIO via Docker Compose on Czech VPS
- •Automation shifts focus from glue-work to product, but AI's speed demands better planning and documentation
Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.
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