If you follow my Linux and DevOps articles — this one is different. I built something. Let me tell you about it.

The Idea

I'm Murali — 20+ years in Linux and Infrastructure, Indian Air Force veteran.

One evening a flash idea hit me: "What if there was a Yellow Pages for AI tools?"
I bought the domain that night.

The Stack

No fancy cloud. No VC money. Just:

• FastAPI — Python backend
• Meilisearch — blazing fast search engine
• Redis — caching and rate limiting
• Docker Compose — everything containerized
• AlmaLinux 9.7 — because Linux is home
• Caddy — reverse proxy

All self-hosted on a single Hostinger KVM1 server.

The Secret Sauce

Two things make AIllowpages different:

1. Proprietary Relevance Engine
Built a custom C-compiled ranking algorithm that goes beyond plain keyword matching. Results are smarter, not just faster.

2. Groq AI + Cerebras Failover
The AI search uses Groq (llama-3.3-70b) as primary with Cerebras as automatic failover. When Groq hits limits, Cerebras kicks in silently. Zero downtime.

The Numbers (1 month in)

• 2500+ curated AI tools
• 32 categories
• 982 pages indexed on Google
• Zero ads. Zero bias. Free forever.

What I Learned

1. Ship first, optimize later — launched with 1000 tools, now at 2500
2. Free tiers are powerful — Groq + Cerebras + Meilisearch free tiers power the whole thing
3. Linux discipline wins — methodical, sequential, verify before proceeding
4. AI as co-pilot, not replacement — Claude, DeepSeek, ChatGPT helped but every decision was mine

Try It

👉 https://aillowpages.com

Search "automate linux logs" or "voice cloning" — see the AI explanation in action.

If you're a tool maker — I'd love to list your tool. Drop a comment or DM.