Hermes Agent hosting in the EU

Hermes Agent: an AI agent from Nous Research that your own apps and chat tools talk to through an OpenAI-style API. On blitz.cloud you install it from the App Store in one click. It gets its own address with HTTPS, 1 GB of storage, and it runs on servers in the EU. You can run it on the free plan, without a credit card.

A self-hosted alternative to ChatGPT, Claude and OpenAI API

Hermes Agent does the job of ChatGPT, Claude or OpenAI API, but it is your own copy: your data sits in your app, not in somebody else's account, and nobody changes the price or the rules on you. Self-hosting usually means renting a server and keeping it patched. Here the App Store sets it up and keeps it running.

What it needs

Install it

1. Create a free account and open the App Store in the dashboard.
2. Search for Hermes Agent, or for ChatGPT, and pick a name. It becomes the address, like hermes.yourname.blitz.cloud.
3. Click Put it online. The last step lists everything that gets created and how much of your plan it uses.
4. Add your model provider's API key in Environment, for example OPENROUTER_API_KEY.
5. Point an OpenAI-compatible app at the app's address/v1 and use this key.

While it sleeps

Hermes Agent only answers and runs its scheduled tasks while it is awake. On the free plan an app sleeps after 30 minutes without visitors. On Pro, installing Hermes Agent keeps it awake. If only this one app has to stay awake, you can make it a Pro app instead of moving your whole account.

Good to know

Here Hermes is an API only. Its dashboard and terminal chat need to run as the machine's owner, which apps here never do.

Questions

Can I host Hermes Agent for free?

Yes. The free plan runs it without a card and without an end date. The app sleeps after 30 minutes without visitors, and the next visit wakes it.

Where is my Hermes Agent data stored?

On blitz.cloud's servers in the EU, run by BlitzWorks, a company in Germany. Once signed in, you can download the data processing agreement as a PDF.

Can I use my own domain for Hermes Agent?

Yes, on Pro, or on the free plan by making this one app a Pro app. HTTPS for the domain is set up for you.

Is Hermes Agent backed up?

On Pro its files are copied every night and kept for 30 nights, and you can put them back from the app's page. On the free plan they are not copied, so keep an export of what matters.

How does Hermes Agent get updates?

With automatic updates on, it gets new versions of its version line overnight. If a new version doesn't start, the one before it keeps running.