A short, honest list of tools and services I actually use and would recommend to a friend.
Hetzner.
hosting & servers Referral · disclosed
Where I run a lot of my own infrastructure. Hetzner gives you serious hardware for a fair price, with data centers in Germany, which matters to me for both performance and data sovereignty. If you’re getting into self-hosting, homelab, or running your own servers, it’s where I’d point you first.
The AI I actually use, day to day, to optimize my workflows and learn faster. I’m a believer in using AI the right way: a tool that sharpens real skills rather than replacing them. Claude is the one that fits how I work. No referral link here, just a genuine recommendation.