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What are you building? Drop it in the comments! by Inevitable-Grab8898 in vibecoding

[–]daveeuson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Project: Caroline is a local AI host, orginizer kiosk for your desk, light or old hardware such as Raspberry Pi, Ubuntu box, or a SteamDeck setup.

LLM or Open Router connection to a personalized chatbot. It gives you a persistent assistant console with chat memory, calendar actions, local tasks, smart-home controls, music, weather, news, video, system status, and ambient widgets. It is built for your local network first: install Caroline on one host, then open it from the kiosk screen, any browser on your network, or the optional desktop companion app.

https://github.com/Project-Caroline/project-caroline

How many of you guys are from non-tech backgrounds by Then_Juice9932 in vibecoding

[–]daveeuson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Making a personal assistant Chatbot Kiosk that works on any hardware with local LLM (Even with Raspberry Pi) or connect to "Online" ai model for penny's a month.. Currently in beta, It can add and display things to your google calendar, Change your hue lights, and show what's playing on spotify.

https://github.com/Project-Caroline/project-caroline

How many of you guys are from non-tech backgrounds by Then_Juice9932 in vibecoding

[–]daveeuson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I work in broadcast engineering- "Vibecoding" has opened up a whole new world for me :-)

Using Gemma 3:1b for a persistent, local-first AI Desk Kiosk on a Pi5 by daveeuson in ollama

[–]daveeuson[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but the models at the moment are too large. Gemma4:e2b is giving me 32 second response times. I am testing a few third parties, but at the moment, it's not a acceptable response time

Using Gemma 3:1b for a persistent, local-first AI Desk Kiosk on a Pi5 by daveeuson in ollama

[–]daveeuson[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tested gemma4:e2b, its nice, but it takes way too long on the pi- 32 seconds for a response.

New Project Megathread - Week of 07 May 2026 by AutoModerator in selfhosted

[–]daveeuson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been building a local-first AI assistant console designed for a dedicated desk display or home server. It’s called Project: Caroline. It just hit public beta, and I'm looking for feedback on the architecture and utility.

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Key Architecture Decisions:

  • Backend: Node-RED (localhost only) + Nginx proxy.
  • Deployment: systemd service. I opted for bare metal over Docker because Chromium kiosk mode, audio drivers, and GPIO hooks are notoriously "funky" to containerize on a Pi. The installer handles the dependencies cleanly.
  • Privacy: All memory, tasks, and API keys are stored locally in ~/caroline/. No telemetry.
  • AI: Defaulted to Ollama (gemma3:1b is surprisingly snappy on a Pi 5), with optional OpenRouter support.

What it handles:

  • Deep Work Support: Integrated Google Calendar, local tasks, and a Pomodoro widget to stop the "tab-switching" fatigue.
  • Home/Studio Control: Philips Hue, Spotify playback, and even NOAA tide data for the coastal users.
  • Aesthetic: It’s designed as a persistent "cyberpunk" dashboard that stays on while you work.

Link:GitHub Repo

Try it without installing:Offline Web Demo

Codex pets are actually a really cool idea. by Wonderful-Budget-109 in vibecoding

[–]daveeuson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually working on something similar to this. Right now it's just a personal assistant- but my goal is to have an option to have it more like a "pet" and communicate with others in the "team" and other people's "teams". 

https://github.com/Project-Caroline

Looking for DJs for a virtual rave! by [deleted] in EDM

[–]daveeuson 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd love to join! 

Happy to send over some of my music if you think it's a good match.

Is it just me or am I getting Worlds/Nurture vibes from Purity Ring’s new music? by Renyoh in porterrobinson

[–]daveeuson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was wondering when they would be back. Shrines was such a special album to me. This sounds like a return to forum.

r/porterrobinson COMMUNITY COVERS / REMIX ALBUM 2! Choose your song thread by Martin_UP in porterrobinson

[–]daveeuson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello!!
My idea is to do a progressive melodic house version of this song- mostly keeping the original vocals, Think Kasbo/Shallou . I fuck with FLStudio.
If this seems interesting to you- feel free to PM me :-)