The Idea
I'm Murali — 20+ years in Linux and Infrastructure, Indian Air Force veteran.
One evening a flash idea hit me: "What if there was a Yellow Pages for AI tools?"
I bought the domain that night.
The Stack
No fancy cloud. No VC money. Just:
- FastAPI — Python backend
- Meilisearch — blazing fast search engine
- Redis — caching and rate limiting
- Docker Compose — everything containerized
- AlmaLinux 9.7 — because Linux is home
- Caddy — reverse proxy
All self-hosted on a single Hostinger KVM1 server.
The Secret Sauce
Two things make AIllowpages different:
1. Proprietary Relevance Engine
Built a custom C-compiled ranking algorithm that goes beyond plain keyword matching. Results are smarter, not just faster.
2. Groq AI + Cerebras Failover
The AI search uses Groq (llama-3.3-70b) as primary with Cerebras as automatic failover. When Groq hits limits, Cerebras kicks in silently. Zero downtime.
The Numbers (1 month in)
- 2500+ curated AI tools
- 32 categories
- 982 pages indexed on Google
- Zero ads. Zero bias. Free forever.
What I Learned
- Ship first, optimize later — launched with 1000 tools, now at 2500
- Free tiers are powerful — Groq + Cerebras + Meilisearch free tiers power the whole thing
- Linux discipline wins — methodical, sequential, verify before proceeding
- AI as co-pilot, not replacement — Claude, DeepSeek, ChatGPT helped but every decision was mine
Try It
Search "automate linux logs" or "voice cloning" — see the AI explanation in action.
If you're a tool maker — I'd love to list your tool. Drop a comment or DM.
