Guides

Short, focused setup guides for every tool, API, and infrastructure component used across nxsi.io projects.

API Keys

OpenAI API Setup for n8n

5 min

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

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Jina Reader

3 min

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

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Claude API Setup for n8n

5 min

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

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Anthropic API Key

5 min

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

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Delivery Channels

Slack Incoming Webhook

3 min

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.

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Slack Bot Token

5 min

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

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Email / SMTP

5 min

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

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Discord Webhook

5 min

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

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Infrastructure

SSH Key Setup for n8n

10 min

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.

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Proxmox API Token

5 min

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.

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PostgreSQL

10 min

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

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n8n (Self-Hosted)

12 min

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

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n8n Cloud

5 min

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

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Docker

10 min

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

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Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

10 min

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

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Observability

Prometheus

10 min

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

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Grafana

10 min

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

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Grafana Backup Dashboard

8 min

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

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Dev Tools

Claude Code

5 min

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

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