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title: "Self-Hosting"
description: "Self-hosting tutorials, pitfalls, and managed-hosting comparisons for teams considering running Hermes themselves."
canonical: "https://deploy-hermes.com/self-hosting"
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# Self-Hosting

> Self-hosting tutorials, pitfalls, and managed-hosting comparisons for teams considering running Hermes themselves.

Canonical: https://deploy-hermes.com/self-hosting

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

Understand the real cost of running Hermes yourself.

## Pages in this category

- [Hermes Agent on Hetzner](/self-hosting/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.
- [Raspberry Pi Setup](/self-hosting/raspberry-pi-setup): The reality of running Hermes Agent on a Raspberry Pi, including where it works, where it struggles, and what to watch.
- [Docker Setup](/self-hosting/docker-setup): What Docker-based Hermes Agent setup looks like, including the convenience it provides and the complexity it does not remove.
- [5 Self-Hosting Mistakes](/self-hosting/self-hosting-mistakes): Five common self-hosting mistakes people make when running Hermes or other AI agents, and how to avoid them.
- [VPS vs Managed Hosting](/self-hosting/vps-vs-managed-hosting): A practical comparison of VPS hosting versus managed hosting for running Hermes Agent and similar AI workloads.

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- [Full documentation index](/llms.txt)
- [Complete site text](/llms-full.txt)
- [Developer portal](/developers)
- [OpenAPI contract](/openapi.json)
- [MCP server card](/.well-known/mcp.json)