Alex Hyett

Hi, I'm Alex!

I am a software developer based in the UK. I love technology, programming, self-hosting and gaming. I enjoy writing about all of these things, as well as making short videos on programming on my YouTube channel.

Active Projects

These are all the projects I am actively working. You can also check out my Now page.

Recently Finished Projects

Latest Writings

  1. Setting goals for 2026
  2. Happy Holidays and A Better New Year
  3. Setting up a developer business
  4. My experiences with Claude Code
  5. Pricing my apps fairly
  6. Time for a change
  7. What If ...
  8. The Privacy Rabbit Hole
  9. Interesting finds from this week #5
  10. Self-Hosting My Website Services

225 more posts can be found in the archive.

Book Notes

I am trying to get better at writing notes for the non-fiction books I read. These are these latest ones I have written:

39 more book notes can be found in my book notes.

Notes

I have decided to share my notes publically on my website. Not everything is worthy of a blog post or video but it could still be useful for someone so it goes here.

  1. Journalling Prompts
  2. Hiding user list on Ubuntu
  3. Using C# with Zed
  4. Freeing up space on Ubuntu Server
  5. Local AI Tools
  6. Access Ollama over the network
  7. Beszel Setup
  8. DNS Service Not Running
  9. Download photos from iCloud
  10. Docker scripts for nested folders

129 more notes can be found under my notes tag or check out the main page.