🏗️ Tic-Tec Project: Build Your Own Local AI

A 19-article hands-on series on local RAG development using open-source tools.

🔨 You Got This!

1. When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird Turn Pro
2. Don’t Panic: Why Python is the Backbone
3. Forks, Prefects, and GitHub Basics
4. Taming Thursdays
5. Forks and Fridays
6. Why Docker Matters
7. Installing Docker Without Drama
8. Building Your First Container: The “Hello, World!” of Docker
9. Container Recipes: Writing and Understanding Dockerfiles
10. Portability in Action: Running Elasticsearch in a Container
11. Python: The Swiss Army Knife of AI and Machine Learning
12. Python for the Uninitiated: A Beginner’s Guide
13. Introducing Libraries: Tools for AI Wizards
14. Writing Modular Python Code for AI Projects
15. Making Python Work: Writing Your First RAG Script
16. The Memory Machine: Setting Up Your Vector Database with Weaviate
17. The Art of Retrieval: Semantic Search in Action
18. Text Magic: Introducing Hugging Face Models
19. Building a RAG Workflow: Bringing Weaviate & Hugging Face Together

📒 Lab Workbook Download

Download the Tic-Tec Lab Workbook (PDF)