Today I completed another small step forward in the de-Googling process I started this summer: migrating from Notion to a local instance of Anytype!
I was able to reach this milestone thanks only to my "collaboration" with Claude. I have always been intimidated by system administration tasks, and for decades that kept me away from Linux and self-hosting, pushing me further into the arms of Google, Amazon, Notion, etc.
AI, and Claude Code in particular, changed all of this. I deployed a StartOS server running a Bitcoin full node, LND and Alby Hub Lightning services, a Nostr relay that keeps a copy of all my Nostr activity, an Immich server where I moved 30+ years of family photos for all family members, and now Anytype as well. I configured secure access to these services both from my home network and remotely, thanks to a static IP and a robust firewall and router configuration.
On top of this, there are scripts that ingest utility bills and generate household expense reports, monitor Bitcoin wallets, manage local and remote encrypted backups (to Hetzner data centers in Germany), make backup copies of notebooks created on my Boox e-ink tablet, etc.
I repeat, given my limited technical skills, none of this would have been possible without Claude's support. I never would have ventured into this level of complexity. And it's not over yet: other decentralized services are bound to follow.
If I did it, you can do it too!