Easy step-by-step tutorials for freedom and sovereignty tech. Local AI, GrapheneOS, Mullvad, Umbrel, Start9, and more.
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Keep up with the latest tutorials by following this thread.
Welcome to the launch of @SOVsessions. Every week I will release tutorials on Freedom Tech. Bitcoin, AI, Privacy, Sovereign Computing and more.
Bookmark this thread to see the latest each week, and feel free to subsribe here:
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How do you give your home server an AI brain? Find out in my latest tutorial setting up @NousResearch Hermes Agent on my @umbrel!
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Your home server. Your AI. Your rules.
Hermes Agent from @NousResearch + @umbrel:
• Control apps & files from anywhere
• Automate your daily tasks
• Run the AI on your own hardware via @lmstudio
youtu.be/8r7B0gmMxGo
on @SOVsessions
How do you keep your Bitcoin PRIVATE?
Learn how to coinjoin and automate the whole process in this @wasabiwallet tutorial!
Buy something online → merchants see your address, your balance, and every coin your change touches.
CoinJoin fixes this:
▪️ Full @WasabiWallet setup
▪️ Auto-mix to cold storage
▪️ Your own node
▪️ Private spending
Watch on @SOVsessions 👇
youtu.be/iyWNgmKHkB8
Is this the most private VPN option out there?
@obscuravpn uses @mullvadnet exit nodes, and accepts #Bitcoin as payment.
Check it out here.
xitter.cf/BTCsessions/status/210…
I think I just found my new favorite VPN. 👀
I set up @obscuravpn, paid with Bitcoin over Lightning, and explored how its two-party design uses @mullvadnet exit nodes to separate who you are from what you do online.
Watch: youtu.be/qjemXQgBJLw
How does @Bitkey hold up as I run it through 5 disaster scenarios? Find out here.
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What happens to your Bitcoin if you lose your phone AND your hardware wallet?
I stress-tested @Bitkey through a series of escalating disaster scenarios — including the company vanishing entirely.
Find out what happened on @SOVsessions 👇️
youtu.be/toT8kQbFvLY
How do you run local AI privately and efficiently without being an expert? This new tutorial on Bionic shows you exactly that!
Check it out - I really love this tool, and it's really accessible to newcomers.
BIONIC from @LMstudio TUTORIAL on @SOVsessions:
-A local AI guide for everyone!
-Qwen 3.8 27b: building stuff on average hardware
-How to pay for open cloud models privately
-How to give access to ALL your machines globally
Check it out and lmk what you think!
youtu.be/PNxBXr53ACg
Is this the simplest Bitcoin multisig setup yet? New tutorial on @FrostsnapTech here.
What the hell is FROST?
• Multisig-style security, NO config file needed!
• Looks like (and is) single-sig on-chain
• Easiest distributed setup I've seen
New video on @SOVsessions w/ @FrostsnapTech:
youtu.be/ufT5a2NsADY
How do you get a non KYC prepaid Visa card that you can reload with Bitcoin?
Check out the @freedomiacard tutorial here!
Finally — a reloadable Visa card you can fund with Bitcoin. No KYC. 💳⚡
💰 Up to $5,000/month
⚡ Lightning or on-chain top-ups
📱 Tap to pay + online
@SOVsessions setup and shopping with @freedomiacard in ~10 min 👇
youtu.be/8xNADRrXk2g
How do you access your locally run AI models remotely from anywhere on earth?
This new tutorial walks you through exactly that, with @lmstudio and a couple different options for the browser and your phone.
Break your local AI free from one device.
• Access LM Studio models from any browser
• Chat with your AI from your phone
• Connect from anywhere on Earth
Powered by @lmstudio + @Tailscale + Chatbox App
Full tutorial on @SOVsessions 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=PPPVqnrB…
How do you get a private eSIM on your phone with no KYC? Learn how to use @silentlink1 with Bitcoin and your @GrapheneOS, Android or Apple phone in my latest tutorial.
xitter.cf/BTCsessions/status/209…
Get mobile data and incoming SMS with:
No name.
No email.
No KYC.
Latest tutorial: get an eSIM on @GrapheneOS, Android & iPhone.
Pay with Bitcoin/Lightning. Scan a QR code. Done.
@silentlink1 makes it simple. Watch on @SOVsessions 👇️
youtu.be/1fY1bKdFK2k
Sovereign Sessions retweeted
Today we launch the new and improved RoninDojo v3.0.0 bitcoin node. 🥳
Now more than ever, we need open source node software that enables anyone be their own bank, have the electronic cash experience, and avoid trusting a 3rd party.
Get started: ronindojo.io
1/3 🧵
How do you use a VPN without giving up private information while paying? Full @mullvadnet VPN tutorial here (with some power user settings as well!)
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Your internet provider can see everything you do online.
VPNs can help but paying with credit cards link personal data to your account.
@mullvadvpn fixes this:
✅ No name/email/phone number
✅ Pay with Lightning
Full walkthrough on @SOVsessions 👇
youtu.be/bE473ud6JLQ
How to you create a multi vendor multisig wallet if you're worried about single points of failure? Tutorial here, using @SparrowWallet @nunchuk_io @BlockstreamJade @BitBoxSwiss @Trezor & @seedsigner
This week was a humbling reminder to reexamine my threat models.
Multi-vendor multisig can diversify risk.
New @SOVsessions tutorial
Desktop: @SparrowWallet + @BlockstreamJade @Trezor @BitBoxSwiss
Mobile: @nunchuk_io + @SeedSigner @BlockstreamJade
👇
youtu.be/Ja3ETXLmklI
How do you create a seed with your own randomness? Use the @SeedSigner and dice, then verify! Tutorial here.
Your Bitcoin wallet may not be truly random.
If it isn't? Your life savings could be at risk.
Learn to generate AND verify your own Bitcoin seed phrase with dice + @SeedSigner.
New tutorial on @SOVsessions 👇
youtu.be/oMDPMZL5xLw
Sovereign Sessions retweeted
As a business owner, I see the case for running your own AI assistant. As a Bitcoiner, knowing where your model lives, your hardware or someone else's server, is the same question as knowing who holds your keys.
| @SOVsessions @BTCsessions
Study 📚 Bitcoin
Locally hosted AI.
When does it and doesn't it work? How do you do it privately, on your own hardware?
This tutorial walks you through running AI models on your laptop with @lmstudio, and demystifies the fancy lingo.
Watch, bookmark, like, and share 👇
youtu.be/vuii4FjH59g
Sovereign Sessions retweeted
Ben is one of the best bitcoin educators out there and undoubtedly the most prolific in terms of hands-on tutorials that anyone can grok.
Go check out @SOVsessions for new freedom tech tutorials that go beyond bitcoin.
Welcome to the launch of @SOVsessions. Every week I will release tutorials on Freedom Tech. Bitcoin, AI, Privacy, Sovereign Computing and more.
Bookmark this thread to see the latest each week, and feel free to subsribe here:
youtube.com/@SovereignSessio…
How do you set up and use the @umbrel to host your own data? Full tutorial here!
Stop renting your digital life from Apple and Google.
One box at home privately hosts your files, photos, passwords, even AI agents. And yes, it runs a full Bitcoin node.
Full @umbrel Pro walkthrough now on @SovSessions.
Watch, bookmark, like, share 👇
youtu.be/DFWZbTz5mW0
How do you move to @GrapheneOS to reclaim your mobile privacy? Full tutorial here!
With the threat of ID verification in your phone's OS, plus Google/Apple already owning your data, it's time to take it all back.
This tutorial walks you through installing @GrapheneOS - private, degoogled, yours.
Watch, bookmark, like, and share 👇
youtu.be/DXLAFrCVoEg
Run AI models locally with @lmstudio - full tutorial here!
Locally hosted AI.
When does it and doesn't it work? How do you do it privately, on your own hardware?
This tutorial walks you through running AI models on your laptop with @lmstudio, and demystifies the fancy lingo.
Watch, bookmark, like, and share 👇
youtu.be/vuii4FjH59g