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AI Disrupt Summit
PERTH 2025

Your First AI Home Lab

Build It, Automate It, Securely Reach It

Yifei Ren

Yifei Ren

Workshop Presenter

Founder of VeilNet

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Want to run your own AI models and automation tools without relying on expensive cloud services? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to build your own private, secure, and low-cost personal AI setup.

Prerequisites & What to Bring

Essentials for this hands-on session:

1. Laptop & Charger: You must bring a fully charged laptop ready for coding.
2. Basic Knowledge: Have a basic understanding of network concepts and virtual machines (VMs).
3. Register: Make sure to register for the workshop in advance to secure your spot.

What You Will Learn:

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    Self-host Ollama to run local LLMs Take control of your AI by running powerful, open-source Large Language Models right on your own hardware.
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    Build powerful automations using n8n Connect your self-hosted AI models and other services using this node-based automation tool.
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    Access both tools securely from anywhere using VeilNet VeilNet makes your services feel like they’re on a private LAN - even across the internet - so you can safely experiment and build.
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    Do it all without port forwarding, public IPs, or exposing your server Leverage best practices for security and privacy from day one.

Ideal Use Cases:

Private chatbots, personal AI cloud storage, secure AI automation, low-cost and safe self-hosting, and more.

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