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The Library

Academy books

Every track gets a book. Book 1 is the Season 1 companion and is coming soon, around December 2026. Later titles are still work in progress. Nothing here is listed or for sale yet.

Book 1 · Track 1

Build a Local Creator Studio for $0

Turn an ordinary Ubuntu laptop into a complete YouTube studio that runs offline: voice, animation, captions, avatars, images, a local script helper, and terminal uploads. Nine assignments that can take you from Recruit to Track 1 Specialist.

Planned for December 2026: ebook around Mon Dec 21, with a paperback after the proof, and an audiobook later that week. Dates can move. Nothing goes up without a final OK.

Coming soon

See the rotating shelf on the home page

22 planned titles

Roadmap

Working titles from the Academy Library plan. Only Book 1 has a date, and that date can move. Later books carry a Work in progress stamp. No prices, and no buy buttons.

Academy Library · Book 01
Build a Local Creator Studio for $0
Local Creator Studio
Kash Greenstone
Coming soon · Dec 2026
Academy Library · Book 02
Build Phone Apps for $0 on Ubuntu
Fitness / wellness tech
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 03
Make Music with Local AI
Music / audio
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 04
Local AI Cinematography on an 8 GB GPU
Video / animation
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 05
InvoiceForge: Run a One-Person Business on Free Tools
Small business
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 06
Make Your First Game with Godot
Games
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 07
Home Automation Without the Cloud
Home automation
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 08
PocketLedger: Local Money Tools
Finance
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 09
OverlayDeck: Stream and Podcast with Open Source
Entertainment
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 10
HomeShield: Defend Your Own Network
Cybersecurity
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 11
Self-Host Your Own Cloud
Privacy / self-hosting
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 12
StudyDeck: Make Lessons and Quizzes Offline
Education
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 13
CSV Lens: Data Science on Your Laptop
Data science
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 14
AltText Buddy: Accessible Content with Local AI
Accessibility
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 15
Open Health Tech with Synthetic Data
Healthcare
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 16
Season 4 book (theme TBD)
Season 4
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 17
Linux + Local LLMs: Own Your Computer
Technology
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 18
Write and Publish a Book with Open Source
Writing / publishing
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 19
Robotics and IoT on a Budget
Robotics / IoT
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 20
Open Science on Your Laptop
Science / research
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 21
Grow It Local: Farm and Garden Tech
Agriculture / sustainability
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress
Academy Library · Book 22
Architect: Lead an Open-Source Project
Cross-track capstone
Kash Greenstone
Work in progress

A Season 1 assignment workbook, optional capstone reviews, and later track books are also coming soon. The assignments, badges, and certificates stay free.

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