Building WumboLabs

WumboLabs started as a simple static site for documenting local AI, Linux, homelab, and self-hosting work.

The first version was intentionally conservative:

• Zola static site generator
• Markdown content
• plain CSS
• no npm dependency chain
• no CMS
• no database
• no unnecessary JavaScript

The goal was to build a site that is easy to maintain, easy to deploy, and simple enough to keep writing for.

This first version was not meant to be perfect. It was meant to exist.

2026-06-17 Update

The site has moved from a basic project index toward a public lab-console layout.

Recent changes focused on making the site easier to understand quickly:

• homepage simplified around a clear Start Here section
• redundant homepage project grid removed
• project pages compacted with collapsible supporting details
• Monolith quick-start information moved higher on its page
• LLMGauge established as the flagship public evidence tool, with Monolith retained as the local AI workbench layer
• benchmark results split into separate dated records instead of overloading the baseline page
• typography shifted toward a restrained terminal/mono feel without making body copy hard to read

The current structure is:

• Projects — what exists
• Lab Records — reports, baselines, fit tests, and notes documenting what was tested, changed, and learned
• About — what WumboLabs is

Current Rule

The site should stay small, readable, and evidence-based.

If a section does not help someone understand what to click, what changed, or what was learned, it probably does not belong on the homepage.