Full-stack and DevOps contractor
I’m Lance Keay. I build web applications end to end and run the servers under them. Here I also review AI tools and self-hosted software, and compare model prices each month.
Latest posts. Each one ends in a verdict.
Sample entries: these titles and verdicts show the format until the archive moves over.
- AI token market, November 2026Small models got cheaper again; the top tier held its prices.Market · 3 Nov
- Open WebUI with Ollama, reviewedGood enough for a small team. Read the licence before you rebrand it.Review · 27 Oct
- One mini PC, a dozen servicesProxmox on one box carries the lot; plan the backups first.Homelab · 14 Oct
- Coding agents on a real ticket backlogUseful on small, well-described tickets. I still read every diff.Review · 29 Sep
I install each tool myself and use it on real work before I write a word. Every review says what it costs, which licence it ships under, what I tested and how it compares, and ends in a verdict you can read in one line.
Contract work. The application and the servers it runs on.
- Web applications, end to end
Interface, API and database, handed over with tests and notes your team can follow.
- Pipelines and infrastructure
CI/CD, containers, monitoring and the runbooks that keep them going after I leave.
- Self-hosted AI tools
Local models and chat front ends on your own hardware, with the licences read first.
