Hermes Agent hosting
Hermes Agent,
self-hosted in one click.
Run Nous Research's self-improving AI agent on your own VPS, online 24/7 for Telegram, Discord, Slack and WhatsApp. Pick Hermes Agent when you create a server and we install it with an HTTPS dashboard and your login ready. No Docker, no commands.
- HTTPS included
- No commands
- Runs 24/7
- From ₹558/month
Step 1 of 5 · Pick the app
What you'd normally do
curl -fsSL get.docker.com | shInstall Dockerdocker pull nousresearch/hermes-agentGet the official imagenano docker-compose.ymlGateway, dashboard and data volumenano /opt/data/config.yamlDashboard login and password hashapt install caddyHTTPS for the dashboarddocker compose up -dStart it and keep it running
The Iotamine control panel, step by step. Timings are from a real install: server online in 29 seconds.
At a glance
What you get with a Hermes Agent VPS on Iotamine
- What it is
- A cloud VPS with Hermes Agent pre-installed and running. It is self-hosted Hermes on a server that is only yours, online 24/7.
- What is installed
- Nous Research's official Hermes Agent Docker image on Ubuntu 24.04: the agent, its gateway for chat apps and its web dashboard, plus Caddy for HTTPS.
- Address
- https://<your-ip>.ip.iotamine.cloud/ with a valid HTTPS certificate, working as soon as Hermes starts. You can also add your own domain.
- Sign-in
- Your account email and a generated password, shown on the server's page. The dashboard's sign-in is on from the start, and the password is separate from the root password.
- Chat apps
- Connect Telegram, Discord, Slack or WhatsApp from the Hermes dashboard, and talk to your agent where you already chat.
- AI models
- Bring your own model key and choose the provider in the dashboard. Your model usage is billed by that provider.
- Your data
- Config, API keys, sessions, memory and skills are kept in one data volume on your server, in New Delhi, India.
- Setup time
- The server is online in under a minute, and Hermes is usually ready 1–2 minutes after that. We email you when it is ready.
- Sizes and price
- From 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM at ₹558 a month. We recommend 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB disk: ₹1,015 a month (₹1.41/hour).
- Access
- Full root SSH access. It is a normal VPS, so you can add tools, MCP servers or other apps next to Hermes.
- Billing
- Hourly, in rupees, with UPI. Resize CPU and RAM separately; delete the server and billing stops.
- Updates
- You decide when to update Hermes, as with any self-hosted install. Take a snapshot first so you can roll back.
How to self-host Hermes Agent
Five steps, all clicks
- 1
Choose Hermes Agent. On the deploy page, open the Apps tab and pick Hermes Agent. The recommended size is filled in for you.
- 2
Review and deploy. Check the location, size and hourly price, then click Deploy server. Your account email becomes your Hermes login.
- 3
Wait about a minute. The server builds in under a minute and Hermes starts right after. We email you when it's ready.
- 4
Sign in. Click Open Hermes Agent on the server's page and sign in with your email and the password shown there.
- 5
Add a model and chat apps. In the dashboard, add your model key and connect Telegram, Discord, Slack or WhatsApp. Then message your agent.
Included
Ready to sign in, nothing left to set up
The agent, its gateway for chat apps and its web dashboard all run in Nous Research's official image, behind HTTPS and a sign-in that is on from the start.
HTTPS from the start
A ready address with a valid certificate, so you can open the dashboard from any browser straight away.
Sign-in already on
The dashboard is protected from the first minute with your email and a generated password, so nobody else can reach it first.
The full agent, not a demo
Nous Research's official image: the agent, its gateway for chat apps and its web dashboard, all running together.
Memory and skills kept
Sessions, memory and the skills Hermes learns live in one data volume on your server, so they survive restarts and updates.
Email when it's ready
You don't need to watch the page. We email you as soon as Hermes answers, without the password in the email.
Snapshots and resizing
Take a snapshot before you try a new tool, and grow CPU, RAM or disk on their own as your agent does more.
Ideas
What people use Hermes Agent for
Hermes remembers what you tell it and saves what it learns as skills, so repeat jobs get easier. A few starting points:
News digests
“Every morning, send me the AI posts from Hacker News with a one-line summary each.”
TelegramTeam assistant
“Answer questions about our docs in the #help channel and tag me if you are not sure.”
SlackResearch
“Read these three papers and tell me where they disagree.”
DiscordScheduled checks
“Check our status page every hour and message me if anything is down.”
TelegramPersonal memory
“Remember that I prefer short answers, and that my week starts on Monday.”
WhatsAppTools over MCP
“Use the GitHub tools to list the open issues labelled bug and draft fixes.”
DiscordPricing
Hermes Agent VPS hosting prices, billed by the hour
You pay for the server only. Hermes Agent itself has no extra charge from us; your AI model usage is billed by your model provider. Every size has at least the 20 GB disk Hermes needs.
Starter
₹558/month
₹0.77/hour · 5 TB bandwidth
Try Hermes out with one chat app and a few light tasks.
Standard
Recommended₹1,015/month
₹1.41/hour · 8 TB bandwidth
The size we recommend. A personal agent on several chat apps, with room for memory, skills and sessions.
Power
₹1,931/month
₹2.68/hour · 16 TB bandwidth
Many scheduled jobs, MCP tools and plugins, or several tasks running at once.
Team
₹3,761/month
₹5.22/hour · 32 TB bandwidth
An agent a whole team talks to, with heavy tools and long histories.
New Delhi prices including one IPv4 address, for a full 720-hour month. Delete the server and billing stops.
Where to run it
Your own computer vs a VPS
Many people try Hermes on a laptop or a spare mini PC at home. It works, until the machine sleeps, the power goes or the agent needs to stay away from your personal files.
| Laptop or home PC | Iotamine Hermes Agent VPS | |
|---|---|---|
| Always on | Stops when the computer sleeps, restarts or loses power | Runs 24/7 in a data centre |
| Reachable | Behind your home router; the dashboard and webhooks need extra set-up | Public IP and an HTTPS address from the start |
| Your personal files | The agent shares a machine with your own files and accounts | A separate server with only what you give it |
| Set-up | Docker, the image, config, sign-in and HTTPS, by hand | One click, ready in about a minute |
| Dashboard safety | Up to you to set a login before exposing it | Sign-in on from the first minute |
| Cost | The hardware, plus electricity and your internet connection | From ₹558/month, billed hourly |
Choosing a host
What to check in Hermes Agent hosting
| Question to ask | Why it matters | Iotamine |
|---|---|---|
| Is the dashboard protected from the start? | An open agent dashboard lets strangers use your model keys and tools. | Yes, sign-in on before it goes live |
| Is HTTPS already working? | Passwords and keys should never cross the internet in plain text. | Yes, from the moment Hermes starts |
| Is it the official image? | Unofficial builds can lag behind or change how the agent works. | Nous Research's official Docker image |
| Is memory kept across updates? | The skills and memory Hermes builds up are the point of a self-improving agent. | Yes, in its own data volume |
| Does it stay up after a reboot? | Your chat apps expect the agent to always answer. | Yes, it starts again on its own |
| Where is the data stored? | Your agent's memory holds personal details from your chats. | New Delhi, India |
| Can you size it to your workload? | More tools and parallel jobs need more RAM. | Change CPU, RAM and disk separately |
| How is it billed? | Hourly billing lets you try it without a long commitment. | Hourly, in rupees, UPI accepted |
FAQ
Hermes Agent hosting questions
Hermes Agent is an open-source AI agent from Nous Research. You talk to it on Telegram, Discord, Slack or WhatsApp, or in its web dashboard. It remembers what you tell it, runs scheduled jobs, uses tools, and saves what it learns as skills it can reuse, which is why it is called self-improving.
Running Hermes Agent on a server that is always online instead of your own computer, so it can answer and run its scheduled jobs at any time. On Iotamine you get your own VPS with Hermes already installed, with an HTTPS dashboard and your sign-in ready.
Create an account, open the deploy page, choose the Apps tab and pick Hermes Agent, then click Deploy server. The server is online in under a minute and Hermes is ready 1–2 minutes later. Click Open Hermes Agent on the server's page and sign in with your email and the password shown there. You don't type any commands.
No. Docker, the official image, the dashboard sign-in and HTTPS are all set up for you. You only use the Hermes dashboard and your chat apps. Root access is there if you want it later.
Not to try it, but to keep it. On a laptop the agent stops whenever the computer sleeps, scheduled jobs are missed, and it shares the machine with your personal files. A VPS keeps it online 24/7, separate from your own computer, with an HTTPS address for the dashboard.
Hermes runs on Linux with Docker, which we set up, and needs at least a 20 GB disk for its image and data. 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM is enough to try it (about ₹558 a month here). For daily use we recommend 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB of disk. Add more RAM for many tools or parallel jobs.
You pay for the server by the hour. The smallest size is about ₹558 a month in New Delhi; the size we recommend (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB disk) is ₹1.41 per hour, about ₹1,015 for a full month, including one IPv4 address and 8 TB of bandwidth. There is no extra charge for Hermes. Your AI model usage is billed separately by your model provider.
Hermes connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack and WhatsApp; you set them up in its dashboard. For the model, bring an API key from the provider you prefer. Iotamine doesn't limit which ones you use.
Yes, it is Nous Research's official Docker image, self-hosted on your server. Iotamine installs and configures it; we are not affiliated with Nous Research.
Yes. Hermes works straight away on its built-in https://<your-ip>.ip.iotamine.cloud address. Because you have full root access, you can also point your own domain at the server and use that instead.
You do, as with any self-hosted install. Hermes runs in Docker on your server, so updating means pulling the newer image and restarting it; your memory and skills stay in their data volume. Take a snapshot first so you can roll back.
On your server's disk in New Delhi, India: its config, API keys, sessions, memory and skills. Your messages go to the AI model provider you connect, under that provider's terms. You can take snapshots from the control panel at any time.
Get started
Your own Hermes Agent, online a minute from now.
₹800 signup bonus after KYC ($10 for international accounts). Then pick Hermes Agent on the deploy page.