Guides that come from running it, not googling it.
Written from a live 500-resource FiveM city and products in production — the stuff I wish someone had written down for me.
FiveM & server ops
How to make a FiveM server
The setup order that works: artifacts, framework, MariaDB + oxmysql, resource order, txAdmin.
QBCore vs Qbox
Ecosystem vs modern internals, the compatibility gotchas, and how to actually choose.
FiveM server lag: the real fixes
resmon, thread hitches, oversized streaming assets, database health — in diagnosis order.
Why the $5 server pack wrecks you
Backdoors, keymaster bans, broken-by-design dependencies — and the cheaper legitimate path.
Software & automation
Automate repetitive tasks
Find the candidates, do the payback math, pick the right tier of tool.
Web scraper vs API
The one-question shortcut, the legal layer, and the hybrid most projects land on.
What is a Netlify Function?
Serverless explained with production receipts — forms, Stripe, AI endpoints.
Custom vs off-the-shelf
Four questions that settle build-vs-buy, and the 10% hybrid answer.
AI, grounded
What is an AI agent?
Tools, loops, memory — a builder’s definition, and whether you actually need one.
Chatbot vs AI agent
A chatbot answers; an agent acts. The tell you’ve outgrown one, and the migration ladder.
RAG: ground a bot on your data
Index → retrieve → generate with citations — and what separates reliable from demo.
Claude API for business
Model routing, system prompts, server-side keys, what to build first, honest costs.
Rather have it done for you?
Everything in these guides is a service I offer — builds, fixes, optimization.