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Stephane Thirion

Saint-Germain-en-Laye https://www.archy.net 331 posts

Building a Network Expert (& Netscaler) LLM with LLaMA 3.2

Building a Network Expert (& Netscaler) LLM with LLaMA 3.2

Fine-tuning open-source AI models for deep domain expertise in enterprise networking

Stephane Thirion

29 Jul 2025 5 min read

Pool Temperature Monitoring with ESP32 and ESPHome – Updated Setup

Pool Temperature Monitoring with ESP32 and ESPHome – Updated Setup

An updated guide to monitoring your pool’s temperature using ESP32 and ESPHome with improved stability, static IP configuration, and a reliable OneWire setup. Includes full YAML config and integration tips with Home Assistant.

Stephane Thirion

27 Jul 2025 2 min read

Hunting Down Orphaned Disks in Proxmox: A Simple Bash Script to Reclaim Storage

Hunting Down Orphaned Disks in Proxmox: A Simple Bash Script to Reclaim Storage

In any Proxmox setup, especially one using shared storage like a NAS, it's easy to accumulate orphaned virtual disks over time. These are remnants of deleted VMs or containers that silently continue to consume valuable storage space.

Stephane Thirion

25 Jul 2025 2 min read

archy.net blog moved to a private comment system

archy.net blog moved to a private comment system

I have officially removed Disqus from the blog and switched to Ghost’s built-in comment system. This change is about one thing: respecting your privacy.

Stephane Thirion

19 Jul 2025 1 min read

Automating VMware VM Deployment with Ansible: Guide to Static IP Configuration - request

Automating VMware VM Deployment with Ansible: Guide to Static IP Configuration - request

Deploying multiple VMs with consistent configuration shouldn't require hours of manual clicking through vCenter. With Ansible's vmware_guest module, you can automate the entire process from VM creation to static IP assignment.

Stephane Thirion

4 Jul 2025 3 min read

Building an AI-Powered Vehicle Speed Monitor (Machine learning)

Building an AI-Powered Vehicle Speed Monitor (Machine learning)

A complete guide for deploying a real-time vehicle speed monitoring system using computer vision and machine learning on Ubuntu 24.04 Server.

Stephane Thirion

3 Jul 2025 5 min read

Ready to unlock the full potential of AI? A Quick Guide to Choosing the Right System

Ready to unlock the full potential of AI? A Quick Guide to Choosing the Right System

Choose the right AI system to unlock true potential. Paid tiers (like $20/month) offer advanced features for serious tasks. Open-source models provide control but require self-hosting and technical effort.

Stephane Thirion

27 Jun 2025 3 min read

How Open-Source AI Is Accelerating the Rise of Open-Source Software

How Open-Source AI Is Accelerating the Rise of Open-Source Software

Open-source isn’t just a license. It is a strategy for resilience, sovereignty, and innovation.

Stephane Thirion

22 Jun 2025 5 min read

Choosing Between Local AI and Cloud AI: What You Need to Know

Choosing Between Local AI and Cloud AI: What You Need to Know

Explore the pros and cons of running AI locally versus in the cloud. Discover when to use edge AI, when to rely on cloud platforms, and how hybrid architectures combine the best of both.

Stephane Thirion

18 Jun 2025 3 min read

NVIDIA GTC Paris 2025: Europe’s AI Launchpad

NVIDIA GTC Paris 2025: Europe’s AI Launchpad

GTC Paris 2025 highlighted NVIDIA's end-to-end AI stack: Blackwell GPU deployment, AI-Q Blueprint agents, and sovereign infrastructure scaling across Europe. As enterprise adoption grows, open-source frameworks like LangChain and AutoGen offer modular, hardware-agnostic alternatives.

Stephane Thirion

11 Jun 2025 4 min read

From virtual desktops to virtual minds: My AI focus explained

From virtual desktops to virtual minds: My AI focus explained

Over the last two years, I’ve made a conscious decision to shift a significant part of my focus toward Artificial Intelligence. This wasn’t a trend-chasing move. It was

Stephane Thirion

10 Jun 2025 2 min read

Self-hosted ComfyUI install - Ubuntu 24.02

Self-hosted ComfyUI install - Ubuntu 24.02

How to Install ComfyUI on Ubuntu 24.04 in /opt/ComfyUI with GPU Support and Auto-Start

Stephane Thirion

6 Jun 2025 3 min read

From Hype to Reality: The AI Stack That Actually Matters

From Hype to Reality: The AI Stack That Actually Matters

The AI race isn’t just about large models. It’s about how businesses stack models, workflows, and trust to make real work better. Here’s where we challenge the idea that models don’t matter anymore.

Stephane Thirion

5 Jun 2025 3 min read

Event Recap – EUC Tech Denmark 2025 in Billund 🇩🇰

Event Recap – EUC Tech Denmark 2025 in Billund 🇩🇰

For EUC practitioners, architects, and leaders, the call to action is unmistakable: adapt now. Whether it’s embracing cloud-first models, reinforcing security, or designing for hybrid realities, the time to evolve is now — because the next era of EUC won’t wait.

Stephane Thirion

26 May 2025 7 min read

Event : Citrix Connect Paris 2025 🇫🇷

Event : Citrix Connect Paris 2025 🇫🇷

After a bit of back-and-forth (including a rejected registration), I was finally able to attend Citrix Connect Paris 2025, thanks to a nudge from some folks inside Citrix....

Stephane Thirion

14 May 2025 3 min read

Revisiting Slaughter of the Soul: At the Gates Melodic Death Metal Masterpiece

Revisiting Slaughter of the Soul: At the Gates Melodic Death Metal Masterpiece

A bit of music, because i want to

Stephane Thirion

31 Mar 2025 3 min read

Ionizing Radiation Geiger counter - Home Assistant

Ionizing Radiation Geiger counter - Home Assistant

Following my previous experiments using ESP32 Wroom, such as the water-level monitoring project for...

Stephane Thirion

30 Mar 2025 3 min read

Proxmox Backup Headaches: The Case of the Phantom Disk

Proxmox Backup Headaches: The Case of the Phantom Disk

I recently ran into a frustrating issue with my Proxmox backups.

Stephane Thirion

28 Mar 2025 2 min read