Sovereign Setup
Your Assistant. Your Machine. Your Rules. Learn about self-hosting, data privacy, and the infrastructure that keeps you in control.
Audience: Technically-minded founders and IT teams prioritizing security and sovereignty.
Current Version
1.0
Documentation aligned to the current operational build of Chat, Automations, Contacts, and workflow runtime.
Scope
1
A standalone documentation page with a stable URL you can share directly.
Quick Start
How the system is meant to be used
Step 1
Read the platform overview first so you understand how Chat, apps, and runtime work together.
Step 2
Start your first conversation in Chat with a real business outcome, not just a general prompt.
Step 3
Let Nexus turn that intent into a durable record, workflow, or next-step artifact.
Step 4
Connect the systems required for context, communication, and execution as setup requires.
Step 5
Move into the relevant app surface to review, manage, approve, and operate the resulting work.
Operating Principle
Chat compiles. Apps operate. Runtime executes.
Nexus is not a chatbot that happens to call tools. It is a structured operating system where conversational intent is translated into durable records, validated state, and auditable actions.
This docs site is the product-level reference for how that model works today and how the current 1.0 surfaces fit together.
Audience
Technically-minded founders and IT teams prioritizing security and sovereignty.
Sovereign Setup
Your Assistant. Your Machine. Your Rules. Learn about self-hosting, data privacy, and the infrastructure that keeps you in control.
Philosophy
You shouldn't have to trade privacy for intelligence. Nexus is designed to run on your infrastructure, using your keys, under your rules. We call this "Sovereign Intelligence."
Technically Managed By
- Self-hosted Agent Runtime (OpenClaw) via Docker/Coolify.
- Isolated "Silos": Your data never leaves your instance unless you allow it.
- BYOK (Bring Your Own Key): You control the relationship with the LLM providers.
How Users Should Use and Manage It
- 1Deploy using our Coolify/Docker templates for the fastest setup.
- 2Configure your own API keys in the Advanced Settings.
- 3Treat your Nexus instance as a secure, private room for your business thinking.
How It Fits in Nexus
- Sovereign Setup is the core promise of the Nexus architecture.
- It distinguishes Nexus from SaaS "black boxes" by providing full auditability.
- It scales from a single server to enterprise-grade private clouds.
What Matters
- 100% self-hosted capability.
- GDPR/Compliance ready by design (data never leaves the silo).
- Total control over agent personality and tool access.
Reference Notes
Next Step
Use the docs as the product contract.
As new apps and runtime behaviors ship, extend this documentation hub first so users and internal teams have one clear reference for how Nexus is supposed to work.