self-hosted-ai-starter-kit

The Self-hosted AI Starter Kit is an open-source template that quickly sets up a local AI environment. Curated by n8n, it provides essential tools for creating secure, self-hosted AI workflows.

⭐ 15,133 stars on GitHub · 🍴 3,791 forks · 📜 License: apache-2.0 · 💻 Language: —

What is self-hosted-ai-starter-kit?

Getting a local LLM to talk to a vector database and an automation engine usually requires hours of configuration and dependency wrestling. This Docker-based stack bypasses the glue-code phase entirely, delivering a fully integrated, air-gapped AI

Topics: the project is tagged with popular topics:

• 🏷️ ai
• 🏷️ ai-agents
• 🏷️ low-code
• 🏷️ self-hosted
• 🏷️ starter-kit

Quick install

The project supports Docker Compose:

git clone https://github.com/n8n-io/self-hosted-ai-starter-kit.git
cd self-hosted-ai-starter-kit
docker compose up -d

Check the README in the repo for required env variables.

Minimum system requirements

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🎯 Benefits:

• One-command docker compose up -d deploy in 2 minutes
• Dedicated IPv4, root access, unmetered domestic bandwidth
• Daily snapshot backup
• Free install assistance from the VSIS team

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Resources

• 🔗 GitHub: n8n-io/self-hosted-ai-starter-kit
• 🌐 Homepage: https://n8n.io
• 📚 Official docs: see README in the repo
• 💬 Community: GitHub Issues + Discussions

Article compiled from GitHub data on 01/08/2026. Star/fork counts may have changed — see live numbers via the GitHub link.