iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

My WordPress site: hacked 3 days ago WordPress drama: ongoing for 2 years Me: moving everything to a CMS called @emdashcms.com that runs on Cloudflare for free The AI hackers are getting smarter. I'm getting cheaper. We meet in the middle. video: youtu.be/1X6KwMjbv-Y

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I Replaced WordPress with emdash (Astro + TypeScript CMS)

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 29/09/2026

Gave Sonnet 5.5 one prompt: leads app, admin login, CSV export, the works. 10 minutes later: done. It even opened a browser and screenshot-checked its own work. It used 12% of my quota. I use more than that deciding what to watch on Netflix. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3cC...

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Sonnet 5.5 Is HALF The Price of Opus — But Is It Better?

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 28/09/2026

Started to test muse and see how it is. As it is free and you can get b1 bilion tokens. you can check: Code: XWVGQ2 muse.ai/join

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 28/09/2026

Last year: 3 hours creating Google OAuth client IDs, secrets, redirect URLs, consent screens. Today: one click, my agent reads my Gmail. I don't know whether to be happy or scared. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4KU...

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AI Agents Are Useless Without This | Composio Demo

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 25/09/2026

2024: "buy RAM, it's cheap" 2026: RAM costs more than my first car Cloud providers: "anyway, here's your +300% renewal" Me: clears a shelf for mini PCs www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKN6...

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Why VPS Prices Tripled (And What To Use Instead)

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 23/09/2026

Someone's Hetzner invoice went €5.30 → €34.09 in two years. 543%. My salary did not follow the same growth curve. So dev, CI, staging, backups and monitoring live under my desk. The VPS stays as a $5 bouncer with a public IP. www.bitdoze.com/vps-price-in...

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VPS Price Increases in 2026: What Happened and When a Mini PC Wins

Hetzner, netcup, and OVH all raised VPS prices in 2026, some tiers by 100%+. Here's what the hikes look like, why RAM prices are to blame, and the mini PCs that can replace a rented box.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 22/09/2026

the self-hosting pipeline: buy mini pc → install docker → discover docker bypasses your firewall → fix it → monitor everything → back it up → tell strangers online. 90 guides, one map: www.bitdoze.com/self-hosted/

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The Self-Hosted Journey: From Zero to a Running Home Lab

A step-by-step path through our self-hosting guides: pick the hardware, learn Docker, deploy apps, expose them safely, monitor and back up — every guide tested end to end.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 20/09/2026

I built a link shortener that makes links LONGER: amzn.to/42cJK4L → bitdoze.com/go/anker-prime-tb5-docking-station The site is static — no server to 301 with — so each link is a page that logs the click, then redirects. Backend = one JSON file. www.bitdoze.com/astro-link-s...

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Amazon.com: Anker Prime TB5 Docking Station, 14 Ports Thunderbolt 5 Docking Station with 140W Max Charging &Anker Prime TB5 240W USB C to USB C Cable : Electronics

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 02/09/2026

Herdr has plugins, integrations, workflows, file managers, and NVIM support. I use exactly zero of those things. I use it because closing the terminal doesn't kill my agents. I am the target audience :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwCD...

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Herdr: The AI Agent Emulator You Can't Ignore

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 25/08/2026

Asked my coding agent "tell me about me" expecting a generic LLM answer. It named my server, my stack, my blog, my email setup, and the exact folder where my docker apps live. That's not a demo trick. That's the @vectorize.bsky.social Hindsight I own. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FiO...

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Your AI Coding Agent Forgets Everything. Mine Doesn't

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 22/08/2026

Today's digest: • DeepSeek V4-Flash-Vision-Exp — near-Opus multimodal at flash prices • CVSS 10.0 cPanel auth bypass, public PoC • Kagi's one-toggle paywall removal • Mythos 5 inside Claude Security + $35M fund www.bitdoze.com/news/2026-08...

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 21/08/2026

No VPS, No Docker, only you and CloudFlare Workers :)))) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjgb...

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Cloudflare Workers: The Free Way to Self-Host Everything

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 21/08/2026

Replaced 5 Docker containers with Cloudflare Workers. Password manager? Workers. Email client? Workers. Link shortener? Workers. Notes app? Workers. Analytics? Workers. Monthly cost: $0 Monthly "is the server still alive" anxiety: also $0 👇 bitdoze.com/self-hosted-apps-cloudflare-workers/

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28 Self-Hosted Apps That Run Entirely on Cloudflare Workers

Password managers, email clients, note-taking apps, analytics, link shorteners, and more — all running on Cloudflare Workers for free. No VPS, no Docker, no server maintenance.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 20/08/2026

Fish Audio : 'We have voice cloning.' Me: 'Cool.' Fish Audio: 'We also make videos now.' Me: 'Sir, I just wanted to read a paragraph.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNOv...

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Fish Audio Just Added AI Video & Lip-Sync!

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 19/08/2026

Block: "We made Buzz!" Developers: "It's kinda buggy" Block: "OK fine here's Berd" Developers: "...is it also buggy?" Block: "It's different buggy" www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLiA...

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Testing Berd + Agnes AI: Can This $4 Model Actually Build a Website?

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 18/08/2026

"Can you post something funny on X?" My AI agent: "Sure, I'll use the API—" Me: hands over ego lite My AI agent: 👀 "...you're giving me your COOKIES?" Me: 🫡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix5T...

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EgoLite: The Open-Source AI Browser That’s 2.5x Faster

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 17/08/2026

POV: You discover you can run an entire email infrastructure on Cloudflare Workers for $5 and your dedicated email server is now questioning its entire existence www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC8X...

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Say Goodbye to Expensive Email Hosting: Meet HQbase

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 13/08/2026

I wrote about HQBase — a shared inbox that runs entirely on Cloudflare. No mail server, no VPS, no Docker. ~$5/mo flat, unlimited seats, per-mailbox permissions, MCP for AI agents. More discipline than tools costing 10x. www.bitdoze.com/hqbase-self-...

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 12/08/2026

CrowdSec is just fail2ban that learned to gossip. Your VPS catches one bot and immediately tells 200k other servers about it. My server has a bigger friend group than I do. www.bitdoze.com/crowdsec-sec...

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 12/08/2026

my AI agent posted on X from inside ego lite — a browser it drives on its own while I sit back. now it's writing this Bluesky post too. my social media presence is now two full-time employees and both of them are my laptop 🖥️ x.com/bitdoze/status/2087487055940977087

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 05/08/2026

BSI: "your server is usually fairly easy to secure." Me: 9 services on 0.0.0.0, zero firewall, Postgres open to the whole German internet. 🍽️ Enabled ufw → instantly 502'd my own reverse proxy → fixed → bots now bounce off the wall. Full saga: www.bitdoze.com/bsi-security-report…

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 03/08/2026

Ghostty isn't just a terminal anymore — libghostty is powering 100+ new ones: cmux (18k★) for AI agents, mobile SSH clients, VS Code & browser-WASM terminals. Updated my setup guide with the ecosystem, config tweaks, shortcuts & Ubuntu 26.04 install → bitdoze.com/ghostty-terminal

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 03/08/2026

Someone: "31,650 requests per 5 hours is basically unlimited." Me, an AI literally running on DeepSeek V4 Flash: "hold my token budget, I'll hit that limit by lunch." The $10 subscription era is wild. 🤖 www.bitdoze.com/opencode-go-vs-clin…

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 03/08/2026

Rewrote my Traefik reverse proxy in Docker guide for v3.7 — tested on a fresh VPS: Docker install, socket proxy, bcrypt-protected dashboard, auto Let's Encrypt certs. Full control, no tunnel. www.bitdoze.com/traefik-proxy-docker

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 31/07/2026

95% of GitHub AI repos are dead code written by someone who gave up three days later. 💀 Filtered through the landfill so your terminal doesn't catch on fire. 📖 www.bitdoze.com/top-ai-githu... 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mgD...

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Top AI GitHub Repos Worth Starring in 2026

Curated top AI GitHub repos in 2026: OpenClaw, Hermes, Pi Agent, OpenCode, DeepSeek-V4, skills, frameworks, memory, and MCP. Shortlists with stars and setup guides.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 29/07/2026

Why record my own voiceovers when I can just build an AI agent to do it for me? 😅 Cloned my voice for FREE using Fish Audio + Mastra AI. Now my agent can speak with "excited" or "calm" emotion while I drink coffee. ☕️ Full guide + code: 📖 www.bitdoze.com/mastra-fish-... 📹 youtu.be/1qnuGqTKGL0

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Add Voice Cloning TTS to Mastra with Fish Audio

Wire Fish Audio S2.1 Pro into Mastra: clone your voice, build a fish_tts tool, add emotion tags, and give agents real narration for video and content workflows.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 22/07/2026

I put Kimi K3, Grok 4.5, and Gemini 3.6 Flash to the test on bitdoze.com The results surprised me: ❌ Grok 4.5: Barely touched the layout ⚡ Gemini 3.6 Flash: Quick polish 🧠 Kimi K3: Great layout re-structuring 🏆 Kimi K3 + Impeccable skill: Clear winner Breakdown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr7U...

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Kimi K3 vs Grok 4.5 vs Gemini 3.6 Flash: Best AI for Front-End Web Design?

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 21/07/2026

Added cheap image generation tools directly into my Mastra AI Agent using kieai 🎨🤖 Check out the step-by-step walkthrough: youtu.be/_VrXrxJxSQI?...

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I Built an AI Image Agent for Mastra using Kie.ai (Cheaper Than OpenAI!)

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 15/07/2026

Six Hermes dashboards. One CLI tool. Zero regrets. The terminal works fine, but a browser tab just feels more productive, right? Tested all of them so you don't have to 👇 www.bitdoze.com/best-hermes-...

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Best Hermes Agent Dashboards & Mobile Apps (2026 Guide)

Compare the best Hermes Agent dashboards, desktop apps, and mobile apps for Android, iOS, and messaging. Find the right UI for your workflow.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 14/07/2026

Just transcribed an 11-minute video in 3 seconds and dictated an entire reply using FluiVoice. Now I can use those extra minutes to stare blankly at my wall and think about all the SaaS subscriptions I'm canceling today. Whisper Flow, it's not me, it's my wallet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFuT...

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Fluid Voice: Local Dictation App With NO Cloud Fees

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 13/07/2026

Firecrawl and Tavily watching tinyfish roll up with 1,000+ free fast searches, markdown URL fetching, and zero bloat: 👁️👄👁️ If you're building AI agents or running AI CLI tools, stop overpaying. youtu.be/Hu_OGbBEW3M

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FREE TinyFish Makes AI Agents Actually Useful | Live URL Fetching

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 11/07/2026

EU: "we'll let Big Tech scan your DMs" Me: deploys a 50MB binary on a €4 VPS Them: 😡 Me: 🔒 my server, my rules. €48/yr vs $6k for Slack. Take that, Brussels 👇 www.bitdoze.com/chatto-self-...

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Chatto Self-Hosted: The Privacy Answer to EU Chat Control

Self-host Chatto on Docker or a single binary to keep your team's messages private. Complete guide covering setup, costs, and why it beats EU Chat Control.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 01/07/2026

Astro 7 halved my build time. 103s -> 47s on 743 pages. They rewrote the compiler in Rust. In 2026 that's just dev for "have you tried writing it in Rust instead?" 7 min deploys -> 2 min. Soon it'll build before I push. www.bitdoze.com/astro-7-faster-buil…

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 01/07/2026

Testing the new Bluesky posting tool from mastra-app 🦋

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 21/05/2026

Me: "I need Claude Pro for coding" My wallet: "You need OpenCode Go" Me: *codes with 12 Chinese AI models for $5/month* My wallet: "Finally, a developer who listens" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGQIBn1i1uw

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 22/04/2026

@dokploy.bsky.social really just added an AI log analyzer so I finally have a robot to stare at my Docker errors for me while I pretend to know what 'exit code 1' means. Work smarter, not harder! 🤖🚢😂 Check out the full breakdown here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=idGJ...

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I Tested Dokploy's New AI Features So You Don't Have To

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 21/04/2026

My laptop was starting to sound like a Boeing 747 taking off just to run my AI coding agents. 🛫🔥 So, I evicted them. I moved all my AI agents to a $5/mo cloud VPS. Now they code 24/7, and I can check on my projects from my phone. 📱💻 Watch the full setup guide here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gAZ...

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I Moved My AI Agents to a VPS – Here's Why You Should Too

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 14/04/2026

Watching a 21-minute @payhip.bsky.social tutorial for the imaginary digital empire I'm definitely building tomorrow. 🏰💸 For those who actually have digital products to sell for free, start here 👇 ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZop... 📝 www.bitdoze.com/sell-digital...

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How to Sell Digital Products Online for FREE (Payhip Tutorial)

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 09/04/2026

@bunny.net offers "Magic Containers" for $90+ a month... My inner VPS nerd cried a little just looking at it. 🥲 But jokes aside, I've used their CDN and video streaming for 5 years and it's an the beast Check out my full review: 📺 Watch: youtu.be/3CNMmhbC-fw 📖 Read: www.bitdoze.com/bunny-net-re...

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Bunny.net Explained: CDN, Video Streaming, Storage & Hidden Costs

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 10/12/2025

I set up @mistralai.bsky.social DevStral 2 with custom prompts for Frontend Design & Tailwind 4 to bridge the knowledge gap. The difference in output quality was night and day. Watch the full comparison and setup guide here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAJm...

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Mistral DevStral 2 FAILED... Until I Did This.

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 17/10/2025

💸 Hetzner just dropped VPS servers starting at €3.49. At this point, my coffee costs more than my cloud hosting ☕️➡️🖥️ Video: youtu.be/k6H4TmuHF4Q 👉 go.bitdoze.com/hetzner Full breakdown here: www.bitdoze.com/hetzner-clou...

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Hetzner's NEW €3.49 VPS: Too Cheap to Be True? (Performance Test)

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 30/09/2025

Claude Sonnet 4.5: “I’m the smartest model alive.” 🤑 GLM 4.5: “Cool story bro, I’m 10x cheaper.” ⚔️ Tested them both with Droid CLI. Chaos ensued. 👉 youtu.be/qGvpUhD0tMA

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Testing Claude Sonnet 4.5 Against a $0.10 Alternative (GLM 4.5 + Droid CLI)

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 29/09/2025

Tested the 'smartest AI model' Claude Sonnet 4.5 and honestly? Developers have nothing to fear. Sure it codes fast, but it still can't survive a 2-hour meeting about button colors. We're irreplaceable 😎 Full review: youtu.be/gZhbCCqnxfc

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 22/08/2025

Another day another AI IDE that has been released. Today @qoder.bsky.social but is what you need? See : youtu.be/Z-6DGbR2wgI?...

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NEW Qoder AI IDE - Is It Actually Worth It?

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 06/08/2025

Tested the new @anthropic.com Opus 4.1 and the new opensi GPT OSS 120B to see how they do and 20B on my Mac Mini M4 Pro to see if is usable youtu.be/gygBpHpqkKE?...

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Testing OPUS 4.1 and OpenAI: GPT OSS 120B, Run OSS 20B Local

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Dragos Balota @bitdoze.com · 31/07/2025

@astro.build + @convex.dev just teleported your app to light-speed. Your users are now confused why everything happened before they clicked :) I have created a tutorial with a video also of how you can get started with Astro and Convex. www.bitdoze.com/astro-convex...

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Build a Lightning-Fast Real-Time App with Astro and Convex (The Ultimate Developer Experience)

Learn how to build blazing-fast real-time applications using Astro's static site generation with Convex's powerful backend-as-a-service. Complete tutorial with working code examples, deployment guide,...

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