The Guide

The complete guide to self-hosting your AI.

Every config, every command, every gotcha. Battle-tested in production for 6+ months. Copy, paste, done.

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Table of contents

What's inside

01

VPS setup & hardening

SSH key-only auth, firewall, fail2ban, unattended upgrades. Server locked down, not just running.

02

Ollama — local inference

Run Llama 3.1, Qwen, Mistral on your own box. No API keys, no rate limits.

03

Open WebUI chat interface

Clean web UI over HTTPS with Let's Encrypt auto-renewal.

04

Matrix bridge — any device

Phone, desktop, browser — same thread. E2E via Pantalaimon.

05

Privacy proxy — PII redaction

Names, emails, IBANs, amounts tokenized before any external API call.

06

Persistent memory

Cross-conversation context, preferences, decisions — all preserved, all encrypted at rest.

07

Monitoring & backups

Health checks, automated snapshots, update scripts. Set it once, it runs.

08

Advanced integrations

Calendar, email, home automation, cron agents. Extend your AI to anything.

Questions

FAQ

Do I need a GPU? +
No. Works on CPU-only VPS. 8 GB RAM handles 7B–13B models fine. GPU makes it faster, but isn't required.
Do I need to be a Linux expert? +
Basic terminal comfort (ssh, copy-paste, read a Dockerfile) is enough. Every command is documented.
Is this legal? +
Yes. Open-source software on your own server. Nothing grey-area.
What if I get stuck? +
Guide includes a troubleshooting chapter with the 20+ most common errors. Guide+Support tier includes a 1h video call where I debug with you.
Does this replace ChatGPT/Claude? +
For 80% of daily tasks — yes. For complex reasoning you can use cloud APIs as fallback, safely, through the privacy proxy.
Can I use this for my business? +
Yes. Many setups are for GDPR/HIPAA-constrained teams that need AI without shipping data to OpenAI.

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