Guides

Set up bearer token authentication for MCP servers. Covers token generation, Express middleware, client configuration for Claude Code and n8n, and security tradeoffs.

Create a GitHub personal access token for authenticated API access. Required for workflows that poll repositories, check releases, or interact with GitHub beyond the 60 requests/hour anonymous limit.

Get an OpenAI API key and connect it to n8n for AI-powered workflows. Covers account setup, credential configuration, model selection, and cost management.

Free API for extracting clean text content from any URL. No API key required for the free tier.

Get an Anthropic API key and connect it to n8n for AI-powered workflows. Covers account setup, credential configuration, model selection, and cost management.

Get access to Claude models (Haiku, Sonnet, Opus) for text generation, analysis, and structured output.

Set up ntfy for instant push notifications from n8n workflows, scripts, and monitoring tools. Self-hosted or using the free public server -- no account required.

Create a Telegram bot and get the chat ID needed to send automated notifications from n8n workflows, monitoring alerts, and other homelab automation.

Send messages to a Slack channel via a simple webhook URL. No bot account, no OAuth scopes, no channel invites -- just POST JSON to a URL.

Send messages with Block Kit formatting to Slack channels via a bot token.

Send HTML-formatted digests and notifications via email using SMTP or a dedicated email API.

Create a Discord webhook and configure it for Docker backup alerts, monitoring notifications, n8n workflow delivery, and other homelab automation.

Build smaller, more secure Docker images for TypeScript projects using multi-stage builds. Covers the builder/production pattern, health checks, native dependencies, and layer caching.

Install and configure better-sqlite3 for Node.js projects. Covers native compilation issues, Docker builds, ARM compatibility, and WAL mode setup.

Generate an SSH private key and add it to n8n for remote server access. Covers key generation, server configuration, and credential setup for homelab monitoring workflows.

Create a read-only API token for monitoring Proxmox VMs, LXC containers, nodes, and storage. Works with PVE Exporter, Zabbix, or any tool that queries the Proxmox API.

Relational database for article archives, run logs, configuration, and analytics.

Self-host n8n with Docker. Full control over your workflows, credentials, and execution history. Free, no feature restrictions.

Get started with n8n Cloud in 5 minutes. Managed hosting, automatic updates, zero infrastructure.

Container runtime for running n8n, PostgreSQL, and other services locally or on a server.

Create a Backblaze B2 account, bucket, and scoped application key for off-site backups. Covers pricing, bucket configuration, key permissions, and usage with restic.

Metrics collection and alerting. Pairs with Grafana for pipeline monitoring.

Open-source dashboards and observability. Used for monitoring automation pipelines and infrastructure health.

Connect the Homelab Backup Stack's Prometheus metrics to Grafana for visual backup health, restore verification status, and storage trends.

What CLAUDE.md is, what to put in it, and how Claude Code uses it. Covers build commands, project structure, conventions, learned corrections, and auto-generation from MCP tools.

Anthropic's CLI for AI-assisted development. Terminal-native coding agent with file access, git, and tool use.