beclab/olares

Olares is an open-source personal cloud operating system you install on your own hardware. The idea is that instead of storing your photos, files, messages, and AI interactions on servers run by large technology companies, you host everything at home on a device you control. The project draws a parallel to public cloud infrastructure, where companies offer storage, apps, and services, and delivers those same capabilities locally with you in full ownership. On the practical side, Olares ships with a built-in suite of applications: a file manager, password vault, media reader, app market, dashboard, and settings panel. It supports running open-source AI tools locally, including large language models via Ollama, image generation via ComfyUI, and a private AI search tool. For remote access, it integrates with networking tools like Tailscale and Cloudflare Tunnel so you can reach your home setup securely from anywhere without complex configuration. The system includes a shared single sign-on layer, so one login covers all installed applications. Apps run in sandboxed environments for isolation. The underlying infrastructure handles automated backups, scaling, and high availability for files and databases. A web-based control panel lets you manage the system and its apps. Highlighted use cases from the project include running AI models against your own private data, syncing files across devices, hosting a personal media streaming server, self-hosting decentralized social media tools like Mastodon or Ghost, managing smart home devices from a central hub, and building a collaborative workspace for a small team using open-source software. Installation is tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or later and Debian 11 or later, and a step-by-step getting-started guide is available in the project documentation. The license is AGPL-3.0.