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Set Up a Self-Hosted Instance ​

This Self-Hosted guide gives you an instance that you operate. For the application's What, Why, and linear first-use journey, begin with Getting Started.

You will use the Web app for interactive setup. Your trusted Agent can handle the remaining terminal-only operations, such as installing Core collectors and scheduling indexing. No InKCre development setup or AI model is needed for the first collection-and-search journey. Each guide below is self-contained and can also be used with an existing compatible instance.

1. Deploy an instance ​

Choose one deployment guide:

Neon and the compute providers are convenience options, not requirements. At the end, retain a ready Core URL, a PostgREST URL, your private JWT secret, and the Core Peer ID.

2. Complete the first collection-and-search loop ​

Follow these shared user guides in order. If you already have an instance, start here.

  1. Connect to your instance, using the Web app or the CLI for your Agent.
  2. Collect your first source; a public RSS or Atom feed is a simple starting point.
  3. Find what you saved: maintain the lexical index, search, and inspect a result.

Checkpoint: you can retrieve a real item from your source. Collection and indexing are separate; neither requires you to set up Organization first.

3. Continue through the User Guide ​

Finding a real item completes the linear Getting Started journey. Continue with the separate User Guide chapters that match your needs:

These paths make information available on demand. They do not configure automatic daily digests or Telegram/email push notifications. Hosting that sleeps cannot guarantee continuous collection.

If a step fails, use Troubleshooting.