Why I Run 22 Docker Services at Home

Somewhere in my living room, a 2018 gaming PC is running 22 Docker containers, processing 15,000 emails through a local LLM, and managing the finances of a real business. It was never supposed to do any of this. I run a one-person software consultancy in the Netherlands; web development, 3D printing, and consulting. Last year, I started building an AI system to help me manage it all. Eight specialized agents handling email triage, financial tracking, infrastructure monitoring, and scheduling. Ev