Olares documentation
Note
We're updating our documentation to reflect the rebranding. While you may see different interface labels in screenshots, all features and procedures remain the same.
What is Olares?
Olares (formerly known as Terminus) is an open-source sovereign cloud operating system built for local AI. It turns your hardware into a private, scalable, and AI-ready environment, making it easy to run local AI applications, self-host services, manage files, or collaborate securely with your team.
With Olares, self-hosting is no longer a daunting task. It simplifies complex processes like network setup, domain management, and service orchestration, enabling both beginners or experienced users to focus on what truly matters.
Privacy and independence are at the core of Olares. It is perfect for individuals or teams who want to avoid relying on centralized platforms. Your data stays on your hardware, and all tasks are processed locally, so your sensitive information never leaves your control. Olares gives you complete ownership of your data and infrastructure without sacrificing performance or simplicity.
Highlighted features
Olares offers a wide array of features designed to enhance security, ease of use, and development flexibility:
- Enterprise-grade security: Secure your self-hosted cloud with simplified network configuration using Tailscale, Headscale, Cloudflare Tunnel, and FRP.
- Secure and permissionless application ecosystem: Access nearly 100 free applications in a secure, sandboxed environment. See what Olares Market has to offer.
- Unified file system and database: Support automated scaling, backups, and high availability.
- Single sign-on: Log in once to access all applications within Olares with a shared authentication service.
- AI capabilities: Manage GPU resources, host AI models locally, and build private knowledge bases with complete privacy.
- Built-in applications: Get started with essential pre-installed applications such as Files, Vault, Wise, Profile and Dashboard.
- Seamless anywhere access: Access your devices from anywhere using dedicated clients for mobile, desktop, and browsers.
- Development tools: Build and port applications easily with comprehensive development tools.
Pick your path
Before you roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty with Olares, feel free to take a quick tour. Here are some alternative paths to get a feel for what Olares can do.
Explore use cases
Discover real-world applications and see how Olares solves common challenges.
Read how-tos
Comprehensive documentation covering every aspect of Olares in detail.
Understand Olares
Grasp the fundamental principles and architecture behind Olares.