Describe your computing life
One paragraph about your devices, your people and your needs. The engine returns the complete architecture: what to build, what to reuse, what to buy now and what to defer — with honest costs, energy and a phased roadmap. Only have a short goal in mind? The Planner is faster.
How it works
- 1Write a paragraph: who you are, what devices you own, what you need (photos, backups, streaming, smart home, cameras…), budget and constraints.
- 2The engine parses the hardware you mention (SKU-aware) and infers the workloads your life implies.
- 3You get YOUR COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE — the full decision, not a shopping list.
What you get
- System architecture (one box vs several) with reasoning
- The build, its cost, energy per year, risks and upgrade path
- Buy now vs buy later — phased roadmap with per-phase items, reasoning and plan notes
Short on time? Plan in one chat →
Frequently asked questions
Planner, Describe or Builds — which should I use?
Planner: you roughly know what you want to run — Plex, backups, Docker, a budget — and want a fast decision in a short chat, including reuse of hardware you own. Describe: you want the full picture from your life story — family, devices, needs — with system architecture, build, storage, backup, energy, risks and a phased buy-now vs later roadmap. Builds: you prefer to browse proven scenarios and pick the one that fits.
What do I get from Describe?
System architecture (one box vs several) with reasoning The build, its cost, energy per year, risks and upgrade path Buy now vs buy later — phased roadmap with per-phase items, reasoning and plan notes
Is it free? Do I need an account?
Yes, it is free and no account is needed. Prices use real market data when available, otherwise a spec-based estimate marked with ≈.