A practical, independent corner of the internet

Build your own corner of the internet.

Practical self-hosting, creative coding, and community experiments from Eric Meehan's home lab. Learn from the work, try the projects, and see how they are made.

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Independent software, open-source projects, music, and games—made in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Find your starting point

Three ways into the lab

Pick a path. Each one leads to real projects, recordings, and source code—not just a list of services.

01 / Build

Make the infrastructure yours

Explore self-hosted services, automation, local AI, and the recipes that run this network.

Explore the infrastructure

02 / Play

Join a world or try a game

Meet the community in Luanti or see how a small AI-assisted idea became a playable game.

Find a game to join

03 / Create

Listen, watch, and experiment

Browse original music, live performances, creative coding, and field recordings.

Browse the video library

Made here, shared openly

A few things to explore

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A social experiment

The Button

One shared countdown, six risk zones, and a season of nerve. Play, follow the standings, or inspect the code.

Play the game View the source

Self-hosted creator tools

Broadcast from your own stack

See how the network's streaming and video services fit together, then explore the deployment automation behind them.

Visit the live channel Explore the PeerTube role

Music and code

Make patterns, make sound

Listen to electronic compositions made with Tidal Cycles and Strudel, and explore the source behind the music.

Listen on PeerTube Explore the collection

Built in public

Follow the work. Add your voice.

Project notes, questions, and community plans live on the forum. Watch live when a stream is on; catch up with the recordings any time.

Visit the forum Watch recent videos Check the live channel

The person behind the projects

Hi, I'm Eric.

I'm a software engineer and musician in Raleigh, North Carolina. I use this independently run network to build and share engineering and creative projects—and to document what works, what doesn't, and how you can try it yourself.

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Keep the lights on

Support the independent work.

Contributions help cover the servers, storage, and time behind these projects. If you need hands-on help, you can also book a consultation.

Become a monthly supporter Book a free introductory call Make a one-time contribution

Other ways to support

Monero contributions can be sent to this public address:

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For P2Pool, view the XMRig configuration and replace the example wallet with your own.