Resource library

Self-Hosting

Understand the real cost of running Hermes yourself.

Self-hosting can be the right move, but most teams underestimate the time cost of Docker, bot credentials, volumes, uptime, and operational recovery.

Hermes Agent on Hetzner

What to expect when running Hermes Agent on Hetzner, including setup effort, tradeoffs, and when it may still be worth it.

The reality of running Hermes Agent on a Raspberry Pi, including where it works, where it struggles, and what to watch.

What Docker-based Hermes Agent setup looks like, including the convenience it provides and the complexity it does not remove.

Five common self-hosting mistakes people make when running Hermes or other AI agents, and how to avoid them.

A practical comparison of VPS hosting versus managed hosting for running Hermes Agent and similar AI workloads.