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Custom Linux ISOs
Build bootable Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, and app-specific images from prompts, repos, or recipes.
Self-hosted stacks
Jellyfin, Nextcloud, Immich, Vaultwarden, Pi-hole, Home Assistant, Paperless-ngx, and more.
Proxmox homelab
Single-node PVE, 3-node HA, Ceph, TrueNAS, and Proxmox Backup Server build prompts.
Builder alternatives
Compare SUSE Studio, DistroSea, Cubic, FAI.me, BlueBuild, and Red Hat Image Builder paths.
30. Mai 2026
Build Your Own LLM Council on OpenFactory
Karpathy's LLM Council pattern asks multiple models, anonymizes peer review, and synthesizes a final answer. Here's how to build your own council as a reproducible OpenFactory image.
Mehr lesen →24. Mai 2026
Build a Proxmox + PBS Backup Stack on OpenFactory
A three-VM Proxmox + Proxmox Backup Server stack — PVE source, PBS target with datastore + retention config, and an off-site PBS mirror pull-syncing the datastore — generated from one prompt. The 3-2-1 backup pattern, in bootable ISOs.
Mehr lesen →19. Mai 2026
Build a Proxmox + TrueNAS-as-a-VM Stack on OpenFactory
Three VMs from one prompt: PVE host with VMID 300 conf set up for HBA passthrough, a TrueNAS SCALE VM with mock API + canonical ZFS pool layout, and an NFS client mounting the export back as PVE storage.
Mehr lesen →14. Mai 2026
Build a Proxmox + Ceph HA Cluster on OpenFactory
Four VMs from one prompt: three Ceph MON+OSD hosts with ceph.conf, a sample CRUSH map, and a HEALTH_OK status JSON, plus an RBD client. The aspirational homelab HA storage shape.
Mehr lesen →9. Mai 2026
Build a 3-Node Proxmox HA Cluster on OpenFactory
Four VMs from one prompt: three PVE nodes with a shared corosync.conf nodelist + a QDevice witness. The first Proxmox shape that survives a node loss with quorum intact.
Mehr lesen →4. Mai 2026
Build a Proxmox Single-Node Homelab on OpenFactory
Three VMs from one prompt: a PVE host with /etc/pve/{nodes,storage,lxc,qemu-server}/ pre-laid-out, one Pi-hole LXC, and one VM workload. The canonical Proxmox starter shape — 42.2% of the 2026 selfh.st homelab survey.
Mehr lesen →30. April 2026
Build an Audiobookshelf Library on OpenFactory
A three-VM audiobook and podcast library — Audiobookshelf, an nginx reverse proxy with WebSocket-ready upgrade headers, and Prometheus observability — as bootable ISOs.
Mehr lesen →25. April 2026
Build a Pi-hole DNS Cluster with Unbound on OpenFactory
A three-VM HA DNS + ad-block — primary Pi-hole, secondary failover, and a recursive Unbound resolver — generated from one prompt.
Mehr lesen →20. April 2026
Build a Sonarr + Radarr + Prowlarr + Bazarr Lab on OpenFactory
Four VMs, one prompt: the canonical *arr media automation suite — Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, and Bazarr — each on its own machine, ready to pair with Jellyfin or Plex.
Mehr lesen →16. April 2026
Red Hat Image Builder Alternative for Linux Fleets
Red Hat Image Builder is a strong RHEL image workflow. OpenFactory is the alternative when you need prompt-driven Linux images, Git-to-image builds, app stacks, fleet evidence, and broader OS workflows.
Mehr lesen →11. April 2026
BlueBuild Alternative for Bootable Linux Images
BlueBuild is excellent for custom Fedora Atomic images. OpenFactory fits when you need prompt-driven bootable ISOs, app stacks, Git deploys, and fleet-oriented Linux image workflows.
Mehr lesen →6. April 2026
FAI.me Alternative for Web-Based Linux ISO Builds
FAI.me builds unattended Debian, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint install media. OpenFactory goes broader with prompts, Git inputs, app stacks, and validation scenarios.
Mehr lesen →2. April 2026
Cubic Alternative for Custom Linux ISOs
Cubic is useful for local Ubuntu and Debian ISO customization. OpenFactory is the alternative for browser-based builds, prompts, Git inputs, tests, and deployable images.
Mehr lesen →28. März 2026
Build a Self-Hosted Nextcloud on OpenFactory
A four-VM Nextcloud productivity stack — app, Postgres, Redis cache, and Collabora Online for in-browser office docs — from one prompt.
Mehr lesen →24. März 2026
Build a Paperless-ngx Document Lab on OpenFactory
A five-VM document archive — Paperless-ngx, Apache Tika, Gotenberg, Postgres, and Redis — shipped as bootable ISOs. OCR, full-text search, and tag-by-correspondent on your hardware.
Mehr lesen →19. März 2026
Build a Plex Media Stack on OpenFactory
A four-VM Plex lab — Plex Media Server, a Tdarr transcoding node, an nginx reverse proxy, and Prometheus observability — generated from one prompt.
Mehr lesen →14. März 2026
Build a Vaultwarden Password Vault on OpenFactory
A three-VM Bitwarden-compatible password vault — Vaultwarden, a Caddy TLS edge, and Postgres — as bootable ISOs.
Mehr lesen →10. März 2026
Build a Home Assistant Smart-Home Lab on OpenFactory
A four-VM smart-home stack — Home Assistant, Mosquitto MQTT broker, Zigbee2MQTT gateway, and Node-RED automation — from one prompt.
Mehr lesen →5. März 2026
Build an nginx + TLS Reverse Proxy on OpenFactory
A production-grade four-VM build prompt: nginx-edge as the border gateway plus three useful backend services (status page, pastebin, URL shortener) — modern TLS, HSTS, rate limiting, hardened systemd, ACME-ready certbot, 13 scenario assertions.
Mehr lesen →1. März 2026
Build a Self-Hosted Immich Photo Vault on OpenFactory
A four-VM Immich stack — app, ML worker, Postgres-pgvector, and Redis — shipped as bootable ISOs. The Google Photos alternative on your own hardware.
Mehr lesen →24. Februar 2026
Build a Jellyfin Media Stack on OpenFactory
A five-VM media lab — Jellyfin, Sonarr, Radarr, an nginx reverse proxy, and a Prometheus + Grafana observability node — generated from one prompt and shipped as bootable ISOs.
Mehr lesen →19. Februar 2026
Runtime Attestation on OpenFactory
Dual-source kernel and systemd verification for deployed Linux systems: signed runtime evidence that shows what policy was configured and what the kernel is actually enforcing.
Mehr lesen →15. Februar 2026
OpenFactory + ServiceNow for Linux Fleet Management
Connect ServiceNow change, CMDB, incident, event, and GRC workflows to verified Linux builds, live deploys, and runtime controls in OpenFactory.
Mehr lesen →10. Februar 2026
Stop Renting Your VPN — Own It
Commercial VPNs log your traffic, share your IP with thousands, and charge you monthly for the privilege. Build your own VPN appliance with OpenFactory and keep the keys.
Mehr lesen →5. Februar 2026
OpenFactory is Now an OpenClaw Skill
Connect OpenFactory to OpenClaw and let AI agents build custom Linux ISOs, deploy VMs, and run compliance tests — all through natural language.
Mehr lesen →1. Februar 2026
Container Factory — Build and Deploy Containerized AI Agents
Turn OpenFactory into your container factory — build purpose-built container images, deploy AI agent teams, and manage containerized infrastructure at scale.
Mehr lesen →27. Januar 2026
Give Your AI Agent a Computer — Securely
AI agents need to execute code, but unsandboxed execution is a security nightmare. Build isolated VMs purpose-built for AI agent workloads with hardware-level isolation.
Mehr lesen →23. Januar 2026
Browser Isolation Without the Vendor Lock
Enterprise browser isolation costs $10-30 per user per month and routes all traffic through vendor clouds. Build self-hosted browser VMs with full hardware isolation instead.
Mehr lesen →18. Januar 2026
Build a Private Home VPN with OpenFactory
Stop trusting third-party VPN providers. Build your own private VPN server with StrongSwan IKEv2, ad-blocking DNS, and full-tunnel routing — no Linux experience needed.
Mehr lesen →13. Januar 2026
The Best SUSE Studio Alternatives in 2026
SUSE Studio shut down and nothing fully replaced it. We review Cubic, penguins-eggs, FAI.me, Red Hat Image Builder, BlueBuild, and the modern successor that comes closest.
Mehr lesen →9. Januar 2026
DistroSea Alternative That Actually Builds Your OS
DistroSea lets you try Linux in a browser. But what if you want to actually build a custom Linux ISO with your packages, security hardening, and config — and download it?
Mehr lesen →4. Januar 2026
Take Back Your Data
Governments are quietly building the infrastructure to monitor everything you do online. We built Cloud Scraper to help you get your data out of Big Tech silos before the door closes.
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