Run AI assistants on hardware you own and control. Perfect for privacy-conscious individuals and organizations with regulatory obligations.
Cloud services are convenient—until they're not. Data breaches, policy changes, sudden price increases, or regulatory requirements can disrupt your workflows overnight. Self-hosting puts you back in control.
Your conversations, documents, and queries never leave your premises. No third-party access, no data mining, no surprises in terms of service updates.
Meet GDPR, HIPAA, or industry-specific requirements with confidence. When data stays on your hardware, compliance becomes straightforward.
No per-token billing, no usage surprises. One-time hardware investment plus electricity. Run unlimited queries without watching the meter.
No API outages, no rate limits, no quota exceeded errors. Your AI assistant works when you need it, independent of external services.
A Mac Mini or Mac Studio with unified memory can run capable local models that handle most everyday AI tasks—text generation, summarization, voice transcription, code assistance—without GPU servers or cloud subscriptions.
These machines are whisper-quiet, energy-efficient, and fit on a desk or in a small server closet. No special cooling, no datacenter infrastructure, no ongoing hosting costs.
“The best AI is the one that respects your privacy”
Frontier models like Anthropic Opus 4.5 or OpenAI Codex 5.2 with extended thinking are remarkable for complex reasoning tasks. But for many everyday workflows—drafting emails, transcribing meetings, answering questions, organizing notes—smaller local models deliver excellent results.
Whisper and similar models run locally to transcribe audio, take meeting notes, and convert voice memos to text—without sending recordings to the cloud.
Models like Llama, Mistral, and others handle drafting, summarizing, and conversational AI. Fast enough for real-time use on modern hardware.
Use local models for routine tasks and call frontier APIs only when deep reasoning is truly needed. Privacy by default, power when required.
Work on planes, in remote locations, or anywhere without reliable internet. Your AI assistant travels with you, no connectivity required.
Your self-hosted node lives in a Tailscale mesh network—a modern VPN that creates encrypted point-to-point connections between your devices. No exposed ports, no public IP addresses, no attack surface for scanners.
Access your AI from your laptop, phone, or tablet anywhere in the world. Traffic flows directly between your devices, never through central servers. If Tailscale's coordination servers go offline, existing connections continue working.
“Security through architecture, not just configuration”
Every aspect of your node's configuration is defined in Ansible playbooks—human-readable YAML files that document exactly what's installed and how it's configured. No black boxes, no mystery scripts, no vendor lock-in.
Playbooks serve as living documentation. Know exactly what's on your system, what ports are open, what services run at startup.
Rebuild your setup from scratch in minutes. Hardware failure, upgrade, or migration—the playbooks ensure consistency.
Configuration changes tracked in git. Roll back if something breaks. Audit trail of every modification.
If you ever want to manage things yourself or switch providers, the playbooks are yours. No vendor lock-in, complete independence.
Doctors, therapists, and clinics handling patient data. Keep medical information on premises while leveraging AI for notes, summaries, and research.
Lawyers, accountants, and advisors bound by confidentiality requirements. Process sensitive documents without cloud exposure.
People who simply prefer their personal thoughts, journals, and conversations stay private. No philosophical justification needed.
Those with unreliable internet who need AI capabilities that don't depend on cloud connectivity. Offline-first, always available.
A complete self-hosted AI setup on hardware you own. I configure everything, walk you through how it works, and hand over all the code and documentation so you can maintain and extend it yourself.
Need more channels, skills, or workflows? We can discuss expansion after your initial setup is running.
Self-hosting isn't right for everyone. Let's discuss your specific situation—your privacy requirements, technical comfort level, and what you want to accomplish. I'll give you an honest assessment of whether self-hosting makes sense for you.
If it does, I'll handle the hardware recommendations, provisioning, security configuration, and training. You get a working system with full documentation and the knowledge to maintain it.
“Own your infrastructure, own your future”