This guide explains how to create a portable, encrypted development environment that runs entirely from external storage. It outlines how to combine VeraCrypt for encryption, VirtualBox for virtualization, the PortableApps Platform for mobility, KoboldCpp for local AI inference, and VSCodium for coding.
The result is a self-contained workspace that remains secure, consistent, and independent of the host system—ready to plug in and operate wherever you need it.
This article covers how you can build a secure, encrypted mini-server on a Raspberry Pi device using VeraCrypt and LXD containers step-by-step assuming you already have a working device with (a Debian-based) operating system installed.
This post will cover how you can create a relatively safe, Windows 7 - Ubuntu dualboot system where Windows partition is encrypted with the free and opensource DiskCryptor program. Since Microsoft does not provide BitLocker on Windows 7 Professional our choice is this 3rd party software.
