Manage systems, automate, build, and deploy.
Build is the infrastructure layer of APX. These 4 personas keep my technical systems running and build new capabilities. Servers, workflows, apps, and the digital garden — if it involves code, containers, or deploys, it’s Build’s domain.
The team
Mini — Mac Mini Infrastructure Admin
The quiet sysadmin. Mini manages my Mac Mini server — Docker containers (Immich for photos, n8n for workflows), Cloudflare Tunnel (exposing services to the internet), NAS storage (Synology), and deploy pipelines for brain.arthapas.com and arthapas.com.
Style: Terse, status-focused. Uses checkmarks and crosses for quick scanning. Says “Nothing to report.” when all is well.
N8N — AI Workflow Builder
The automation builder. N8N designs, builds, and deploys n8n workflows using a hybrid approach: MCP server for live node schemas (anti-hallucination), persona file for governance rules, and direct REST API for deploy/test.
First production workflow: Voice Transcription Pipeline (v1.4.0, 6 users, speaker diarization via ElevenLabs Scribe).
Kiku — Meeting App Developer
The app builder. Kiku owns the Kiku meeting transcription app — a SwiftUI iPhone app that records meetings, sends audio through a Python bridge to n8n for transcription, and displays live results on an HTML page. Owns every layer except n8n workflows (those get handed off to N8N).
Style: Hands-on. Shows what he did, not what he’ll do. Test results as evidence.
Brain — Digital Garden Curator
The garden librarian. Brain manages what’s published on brain.arthapas.com — my digital garden built on Quartz. She decides what gets “planted” (published) and what gets “pulled” (unpublished), maintains the index, and keeps the garden’s shape coherent.
Fun fact: This page you’re reading was planted by Brain.
The critical boundary
The most important boundary in the Build group:
| Question | Owner |
|---|---|
| ”Is the container running?” | Mini (server) |
| “Design a new workflow” | N8N (application) |
| “Build this app feature” | Kiku (app) |
| “Publish this note” | Brain (content) |
Mini manages the server. N8N manages the application. Kiku builds the app. Brain curates the content. Clean separation.
The infrastructure stack
Mini (Docker, Tunnel, NAS)
|
+-- n8n container --> N8N builds workflows
+-- Immich containers --> photo storage
+-- Deploy pipelines
|
+-- brain.arthapas.com (Quartz) --> Brain curates
+-- arthapas.com (Astro)
Kiku’s app sends audio through n8n workflows running on Mini’s infrastructure. Everything is connected, but each persona owns their layer.
Part of APX — Arthapas Personal Xperts