Kenji Tanaka is a RECATOOLS editorial persona focused on developer tools, cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, software supply chains, and infrastructure trends. Articles under this byline help technical readers understand how tooling changes affect software delivery, security, cost, and reliability.

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Kenji Tanaka is a RECATOOLS editorial persona for developer tools, cloud, DevOps, and software supply-chain coverage. Articles are produced and reviewed under RECATOOLS editorial supervision.

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AI & ML

Qdrant vs Weaviate vs Milvus vs Pinecone: Vector Databases for RAG (2026)

Four vector databases compared for RAG in 2026: licenses, Docker self-host commands, embedded modes, managed pricing from $20/mo, and Singapore regions.

21 Jul 2026 · 13 min read
A close-up of a white llama with fluffy fur under a bright blue sky.
AI & ML

How to Self-Host AnythingLLM with Docker and Ollama (2026)

We self-hosted AnythingLLM 1.15.0 with Docker and Ollama, embedded a document over the API, and got cited RAG answers from a 0.6B model — fully offline.

21 Jul 2026 · 17 min read
An octopus clinging to a rocky surface underwater, its tentacles and skin texture visible.
AI & ML

How to Self-Host the AutoGPT Platform with Docker (2026)

We self-hosted the AutoGPT Platform v0.6.68 with Docker on a busy dev Mac: 17 containers, two port collisions, and a first agent run with zero API keys.

21 Jul 2026 · 18 min read
A fibre patch panel dense with teal cables — visual flows, wired together
AI & ML

Self-Host Langflow with Docker: The Visual Agent Builder, Locked Down (2026)

We ran Langflow 1.10.2 in a single Docker container, hit its fail-closed auth gate, fixed it with explicit superuser credentials, and tore it all down.

21 Jul 2026 · 16 min read
Colourful building blocks on a wooden floor — Dify assembles LLM apps from visual blocks
AI & ML

Self-Host Dify with Docker Compose: 15 Containers to Your Own LLM App Studio (2026)

We deployed Dify 1.16.0 on Docker Desktop, hit a real port clash, wired DeepSeek, and built a working chatflow — every command executed and shown.

21 Jul 2026 · 16 min read
Rack server rear ports with a patch cable — your private chat stack runs on hardware you control
AI & ML

Run a Private ChatGPT in Docker: Open WebUI + Ollama (2026)

We wired Open WebUI v0.10.2 to Ollama 0.32.1 in two pinned Docker containers, hit one tools-support snag, and caught a tiny model hallucinating twice.

21 Jul 2026 · 15 min read
Lobsters in an aquarium tank — OpenClaw in a Docker box, the tank for the lobster
AI & ML

How to Self-Host OpenClaw in Docker (2026): Run the 383k-Star AI Agent in a Box

We ran OpenClaw 2026.7.1 in Docker on an Apple Silicon Mac: one setup script, a DeepSeek model, two real config fixes, and a verified clean teardown.

20 Jul 2026 · 18 min read
A MacBook running a terminal — a local LLM needs nothing else
AI & ML

How to Run a Local LLM on Your Mac with Ollama (2026)

Install Ollama, pull a 1.4GB model, and run a private, offline LLM on any Apple Silicon Mac in ~10 minutes. Every command executed and verified.

15 Jul 2026 · 9 min read
Server hardware — running open-weight language models on your own machines
AI & ML

The Best Open-Source LLMs You Can Actually Self-Host (2026)

Qwen, Llama, DeepSeek, Mistral, Phi and Gemma compared for self-hosting in 2026 — precise licenses, real hardware needs, and the gotchas that bite.

14 Jul 2026 · 9 min read
Connected nodes — choosing an LLM orchestration framework in 2026
AI & ML

LangChain vs LlamaIndex vs LangGraph: Which Orchestration Layer? (2026)

LangChain is now an agent harness on LangGraph, and LlamaIndex moved to Workflows 2.x. We compare all three orchestration layers for 2026 and pick a default.

14 Jul 2026 · 10 min read
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