Install it on your own computer

runs on a computer that stays on: a spare PC, a mini PC or a small server. Installing it takes one command and a bit of waiting.

Before you start

You need:

• A computer running Linux, with a 64-bit Intel or AMD processor.
• About 20 GB of free space, and more as your files and photos grow.
• Root, or an account that can use sudo.
• The computer connected to your network.

A graphics card is optional. With one, Jethro answers sooner. What you need has the full list.

Install it

1. On the computer that will be your server, open a terminal.

2. Run this:

   curl -fsSL https://solel.io/install | sh

3. Wait while it sets up Docker if it isn't there, downloads , checks the download and starts it. The first run downloads a few GB, so it can take a while.

4. When it's done, it prints an address like http://192.168.1.20:8080. Keep it handy.

To read the script before you run it, or to install somewhere other than /opt/solel, see Install with one line.

Open it

On a computer or phone on the same network, open the address the installer printed. asks you to make the owner account, which looks after the server. Your first sign-in walks you through it.

The AI model downloads the first time starts, so Jethro is ready a little after everything else.

If something goes wrong

The installer stops and says what it needs, such as a free port or Docker running. Sort that out and run the same line again. If a download stopped partway, running it again picks up where it left off. When it won't start has more to try.