StacksFree
StacksFree
StacksFree is an internal operational blog within the AI Empire, focused on free technology stacks, open-source tools, and self-hosted infrastructure. It serves as a reference for building and maintaining the blog empire infrastructure without paid services.
Overview
- Platform: Astro (static site) + Cloudflare Pages
- Status: Active — one of the three blogs with a healthy arena setup (alongside NiteAgent and Hermes Tutorials)
- Niche: Free tech stacks, self-hosted infrastructure, open-source tools
Role in the Empire
StacksFree documents the free-tier infrastructure choices that power the blog empire:
- Cloudflare Pages for static hosting and deployment
- Ghost CMS on free/self-hosted tiers
- OpenRouter for free model access
- Open-source analytics and monitoring
- Self-hosted tooling for content pipelines
Related
- Hermes Tutorials — Hermes Agent documentation hub
- toolbuilding-workflow — Tool building pipeline
- Leaderboard — Model performance tracking