Hi, I'm Andy Morrell
Former Microsoft MVP · Architect · Principal · Leader · Live Coder · Public Speaker
I build things with code, talk about it at conferences, and stream it live. This is my corner of the internet — articles on tech and architecture, a blog about life, and an always-evolving CV.
Latest Articles
View all →Homelab: What's New
Catching up on what has changed in the homelab stack since the original write-up: local LLMs via Ollama and Open WebUI, Portainer, and some services that are still on the way.
Building My Homelab Docker Stack
A walkthrough of the self-hosted Docker stack running on my NAS: media, DNS, authentication, CI/CD, monitoring, and a NVIDIA GPU doing actual work.
Introducing AI to Development Teams
After a short but very productive evaluation period, I introduced AI tooling to several development teams at work. Here is what I learned about making that transition stick.
Latest Blog Posts
View all →Jellyfin Plugins: Run Now and More
Both Jellyfin plugins got updates this week. The big one is a Run Now button so you do not have to wait for the next library scan.
SHED: Tracking Purchases and Sales
The latest SHED update adds purchase and sale tracking to help our Elite Dangerous group keep tabs on the economy side of things.
Jellyfin Specials Filter: It Works
Plugin number two is live. It automatically removes Season 0 entries from your Jellyfin libraries so specials stop cluttering everything up.