DevLog 250519 — After Midnight Edition

Completed the Forge’s foundational layer. This is a checkpoint entry: Mistral is running, n8n is live, GitHub is synced, and Docker Compose is fully functional. The system is no longer theoretical — it’s active.

Step-by-Step Setup Log

1. Installed NVIDIA drivers for RTX 3060 and validated with nvidia-smi
2. Set up dual-boot Ubuntu and designated this build as the Forge
3. Installed Docker, Docker Compose v2, Git, and SSH
4. Authenticated GitHub access via SSH key to skyevault
5. Created project directories: forge-stack, nft-engine, animation-forge
6. Scaffolded docker-compose.yml to run n8n and Ollama
7. Pulled Mistral via docker exec -it ... ollama pull mistral
8. Opened n8n dashboard at localhost:5678 with basic auth from .env
9. Cloned main repo from GitHub to ~/dev/main using SSH

Why This Matters

I can now automate any process with n8n workflows, feed prompts to a local LLM (Mistral), and expand with new containers: Whisper, Blender headless, TTS, AnimateDiff. Each module stays modular, versioned, and isolated.

Next Steps

• Create first n8n workflow to send prompts to Mistral and return results
• Set up headless Blender rendering for animation-forge
• Document and commit base stack to GitHub for public versioning
• Write metadata processor for nft-engine

— Lorelei Noble

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