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title: "Building My Own AI + Dev Ecosystem"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/building-my-own-ai-dev-ecosystem-spy9vz0w3
source_url: https://daily.dev/posts/building-my-own-ai-dev-ecosystem-spy9vz0w3
type: freeform
source: "John Liter"
author: "John Liter"
published: 2026-05-24T15:44:22.818Z
updated: 2026-05-24T15:45:04.133Z
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 10
comments: 3
language: en
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# Building My Own AI + Dev Ecosystem

**[John Liter](https://daily.dev/sources/yhf9cpdgtqetokv6d8qhm)** · [@jliter85](https://daily.dev/jliter85) · 1 min read · 10 upvotes · 3 comments

## Summary

A developer shares their personal local AI and automation stack built around self-hosted infrastructure, covering tools like OpenWebUI, Qwen models, ComfyUI, n8n, Docker, and a PHP/MySQL backend. The post outlines goals around AI content pipelines, automation systems, and client dashboards, then opens a discussion asking other developers for tool recommendations, replacements, and productivity tips.

## Content

Lately I’ve been focused on building my own local AI and automation workflow instead of relying entirely on cloud services.

Current stack:

- OpenWebUI
- Qwen models
- ComfyUI
- Midjourney
- n8n
- Docker
- VSCode
- Hostinger VPS
- PHP/MySQL systems
- Suno + FL Studio for audio workflows

Main goals:

- AI content pipelines
- Automation systems
- Local AI workflows
- Self-hosted infrastructure
- Client dashboards and tracking systems
- AI-generated video/image workflows

I’m trying to streamline everything into one ecosystem that actually works together instead of jumping between random tools.

Question for other devs:

What tools would you add to this workflow?
What tools would you replace or completely stop using?
Any overlooked tools or systems that seriously improved your productivity?

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@feforeboot** · 1 upvotes

> Midjourney doesn't have an API, how do you intend on integrating it?

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