pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus: a full, hover-to-play tour lives on the landing page (docs/index.html).

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A self-hosted AI workspace -- meant to be the self-hosted version of the UI experience you get from ChatGPT and Claude. But with more jank and fun. Running on your own hardware, with your own data -- local-first, privacy-first, and no trojan.

Features

• Chat -- chat with any local model or API; adding them is super simple.
  　_{vLLM · llama.cpp · Ollama · OpenRouter · OpenAI}
• Agent -- hand it tools and let it run the whole task itself.
  　_{built on opencode · MCP · web · files · shell · skills · memory}
• Cookbook -- Scans your hardware, recommends models, click to download and serve.. easy!
  　_{built on llmfit · VRAM-aware · GGUF / FP8 / AWQ · fit scoring · vLLM / llama.cpp serving}
• Deep Research -- multi-step runs that gather, read, and synthesize sources into a nice visual report.
  　_{adapted from Tongyi DeepResearch}
• Compare -- a fun tool to compare models side by side. Test completely blind, no bias!
  　_{multi-model · blind test · synthesis}
• Documents -- YOU write the text, AI is there to assist, not the opposite.
  　_{multi-tab editor · markdown · HTML · CSV · syntax highlighting · AI edits · suggestions}
• Memory / Skills -- Persistent memory and skills, your agent evolves over time as it better understands you and your tasks!
  　_{ChromaDB · fastembed (ONNX) · vector + keyword retrieval · import/export}
• Email -- IMAP/SMTP inbox with AI triage built in: urgency reminders, auto-tag, auto-summary, auto-reply drafts, auto-spam.
  　_{IMAP · SMTP · per-account routing · CalDAV-aware}
• Notes & Tasks -- Quick notes with reminders, a todo list, and scheduled tasks the agent can act on.
  　_{note pings · checklist · cron-style tasks · ntfy / browser / email channels}
• Calendar -- Local-first calendar with CalDAV sync to Radicale / Nextcloud / Apple / Fastmail.
  　_{CalDAV pull · .ics import/export · per-calendar colors · agent-aware}
• Works on mobile -- looks and runs great on your phone, not just desktop.
  　_{responsive · installable (PWA) · touch gestures}
• Extras -- more to explore, happy if you give it a go!
  　_{image editor · theme editor · file uploads (vision + PDF) · web search · presets · sessions · 2FA}

Demo

A full, hover-to-play tour lives on the landing page (docs/index.html).

Quick Start

Defaults work out of the box: clone, run, then configure models/search/email inside Settings. Only edit .env for deployment-level overrides like APP_BIND, APP_PORT, AUTH_ENABLED, DATABASE_URL, or a pre-seeded admin password.

On first setup, Odysseus creates an admin account (admin unless ODYSSEUS_ADMIN_USER is set) and prints a temporary password in the terminal. For Docker installs, the same line is in docker compose logs odysseus. Use that for the first login, then change it in Settings.

Contributing? See CONTRIBUTING.md for setup, testing, and pull request guidelines.

Docker (recommended)

git clone https://github.com/pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus.git
cd odysseus
cp .env.example .env       # optional, but recommended for explicit defaults
docker compose up -d --build

Open http://localhost:7000 when the containers are healthy. Docker Compose binds the web UI to 127.0.0.1 by default. If the port is taken, set APP_PORT=7001 in .env and recreate the container. Set APP_BIND=0.0.0.0 only when you intentionally want LAN/reverse-proxy access.

Native Linux / macOS

git clone https://github.com/pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus.git
cd odysseus
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
python setup.py
python -m uvicorn app:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 7000

Requirements: Python 3.11+. Cookbook also needs tmux for background model downloads and serves. Use --host 0.0.0.0 only when you intentionally want LAN/reverse-proxy access.

Apple Silicon

Docker on macOS cannot use the Metal GPU. For GPU-accelerated Cookbook on an M-series Mac, run Odysseus natively:

git clone https://github.com/pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus.git
cd odysseus
./start-macos.sh

It launches at http://127.0.0.1:7860. To build a clickable app wrapper:

./build-macos-app.sh

ssh-copy-id -i data/ssh/id_ed25519.pub user@server

COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml:docker/gpu.nvidia.yml
COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml:docker/gpu.amd.yml

docker compose exec odysseus nvidia-smi -L
docker compose exec odysseus rocm-smi

http://host.docker.internal:11434/v1

OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434 ollama serve

docker compose ps
docker compose logs --tail=120 odysseus
docker compose logs odysseus | grep -E 'ChromaDB|MemoryVectorStore|DEGRADED'

Native Windows

One-command launcher (creates the venv, installs deps, runs setup, starts the server; safe to re-run):

git clone https://github.com/pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus.git
cd odysseus
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\launch-windows.ps1

Or do it by hand:

git clone https://github.com/pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus.git
cd odysseus
python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install -r requirements.txt
python setup.py
python -m uvicorn app:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 7000

Requirements: Python 3.11+. The core app (chat, agent, memory, documents, email, calendar, deep research) runs fully native. For full Cookbook background model downloads and the agent shell tool, also install Git for Windows (provides bash.exe). Local GPU serving of vLLM/SGLang needs Linux/WSL2; for a local model on Windows, Ollama is the easiest path — point Odysseus at http://localhost:11434/v1 in Settings.

Open http://localhost:7000, log in with the generated admin password, and configure everything else inside Settings.

Security Notes

Odysseus is a self-hosted workspace with powerful local tools: shell access, file uploads, model downloads, web research, email/calendar integrations, and API tokens. Treat it like an admin console.

• Keep AUTH_ENABLED=true for any network-accessible deployment.
• Do not expose it directly to the public internet without HTTPS and a trusted reverse proxy.
• Keep data/, .env, logs, databases, and uploaded/generated media out of Git. They are ignored by default.
• Review data/auth.json after first boot: disable open signup unless you intentionally want it, make only your own account admin, and keep demo/test accounts non-admin.
• Non-admin users do not get shell/Python/file read/write by default, and admin-only routes/tools such as MCP management, API tokens, webhooks, model/cookbook serving, backup/vault, and app settings are admin-gated. Other features are controlled by per-user privileges, so review each user's privileges before exposing a deployment.
• Rotate any API keys or tokens that were ever pasted into a shared chat, demo, screenshot, or log.
• If you enable API tokens or webhooks, create separate tokens per integration and delete unused ones.
• Prefer binding manual development runs to 127.0.0.1; bind to 0.0.0.0 only when you intentionally want LAN/reverse-proxy access.
• Before publishing a fork, run git status --short and confirm no private files from .env, data/, logs/, uploads, backups, or local databases are staged.

Putting it behind HTTPS

Odysseus serves plain HTTP on its port. That's fine for localhost and trusted LAN/VPN use, but browsers will warn ("Password fields present on an insecure page") and the login + API tokens travel in cleartext. For anything reachable outside your machine — including a Tailscale IP shared with other devices — put a TLS-terminating reverse proxy in front.

Shortest path with Caddy (auto-renews Let's Encrypt certs):

odysseus.example.com {
  reverse_proxy localhost:7000
}

For a LAN-only Tailscale deployment, Caddy + tailscale-cert or the built-in MagicDNS HTTPS feature both work. nginx/Traefik configs are similar — proxy localhost:7000, terminate TLS at the proxy. Once that's in place, the browser warning goes away and your login is encrypted.

Configuration

Most setup is done inside the app with /setup or Settings. Use .env for deployment-level defaults and secrets you want present before first boot. Key settings:

Built-in MCP servers (optional setup)

Odysseus auto-registers a few built-in MCP servers at startup. The npx-based ones (currently the browser server, @playwright/mcp) only start when their npm package is already in the local npx cache. If a package isn't cached, that server is skipped with a startup log message explaining what to do, so a fresh install does not block on a multi-minute npm download or hang if Playwright system deps are missing.

To enable the browser MCP (page navigation, screenshots, vision), run once:

npx -y @playwright/mcp@latest --version

That installs @playwright/mcp plus Playwright (~300MB total). Restart Odysseus and the server will register at startup.

Architecture

app.py                   # FastAPI entry point
core/      auth, database, middleware, constants
src/       llm_core, agent_loop, agent_tools, chat_processor, search/
routes/    chat, session, document, memory, model … endpoints
services/  docs, memory, search, hwfit (Cookbook) …
static/    index.html + app.js + style.css + js/ (modular front-end)
docs/      landing page (index.html) + preview clips

Data

All user data lives in data/ (gitignored): app.db (sessions, messages, documents), memory.json, presets.json, uploads/, personal_docs/, chroma/, settings.json.