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Clarify blog post claims and add new deployment options#70

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dfberry and others added 16 commits July 3, 2026 10:01
- Clarify cold start (10-30s) vs model download (5-10 min)
- Fix vendor lock-in claims: Bicep is Azure-specific, not portable
- Update cost estimates to include model persistence storage
- Remove false claim about ephemeralStorage increase (read-only)
- Clarify model persistence requirements with scale-to-zero
- Update pricing examples from /mo to realistic 0/mo with storage
- Improve section on portability vs cloud-specific infrastructure

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…tion

- Created "Three Ways to Run Models: API, Rented Hardware, or Your Own Machine" discussing the pros and cons of different model deployment strategies.
- Added "Three Ways to Run Models: Pick the One That Fits" providing a straightforward comparison of cloud APIs, rented hardware, and personal machines.
- Introduced "Running Custom Image Generation at Scale: SDXL on Azure Container Apps" detailing the process of containerizing a local SDXL setup for scalable image generation on Azure.
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…inology

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Add themeVariables (pink lineColor, orange edge-label background, explicit
node text/border) so connectors and edge labels stay readable on both the
light and dark Docusaurus themes.

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…del context

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…API, ACA command caveat, Dedicated profile

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Extract all 12 Mermaid diagrams to .mmd source files under
blog/media/2026-07-07-surprises-self-hosting-image-model/, render to
PNG via mermaid-cli, and swap the inline mermaid code blocks in the
blog post for image references.

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Copy coffee-shop and mountain-lake generations from the image-generation
project into the post media folder and add a 'What the Model Produces'
section showcasing them as real self-hosted output.

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Keep the coffee-shop output near the intro and place the mountain-lake
generation as a closing payoff so the two examples are no longer adjacent.

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Show the web console over the /api, /health, /model/status, /model/pull,
and /generate endpoints in the Surprise 1 readiness discussion, where
/model/status reports READY - model weights cached on disk, illustrating
the difference between persisted assets and a ready process.

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@dfberry dfberry merged commit 37b84e6 into main Jul 8, 2026
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