self-host
Replace the SaaS you pay for. One binary installs and runs self-hosted apps at home, no Docker knowledge needed. Terminal dashboard for you, plain commands for your agent.
Runssource: GitHubhomepageGoApache-2.0commit 865e7a0bddc9
Go, Apache-2.0 licensed. The project labels itself: agent skills, ai agents, claude code, cli, docker compose, golang, homarr and home assistant.
self-host runs. An Argusic agent installed it in 3.2 minutes and hit 1 error and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
The self-host Go binary builds, passes all 117 package test suites (including race tests), and its CLI commands (help, version, apps, host, doctor, skill) all produce correct output from the compiled binary.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 100 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Go compiler not found in PATH2.5 minutes
- Install time
- 3 minutes
- Cold machine to finish
- 8 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 1 hit, 1 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- go test ./... exited 0, 117 of 117 packages passed; go vet ./... exited 0; binary --version returned 'dev'; --json apps list returned 93 apps; host report printed system info; doctor correctly reported missing Docker
- Model tokens used
- 120,216
- Exact commit tested
- 865e7a0bddc9
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
Watch the session
The whole run, from a clean machine, at the speed it actually happened. Nothing is cut and nothing is sped up.
A recording of attempt 1, run , the attempt that decided the verdict above. The terminal recording it was made from is the evidence, stored with a sha256 fingerprint; the video is a rendering of it. Nothing loads from the video host until you press play.
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
Everything builds and all tests pass with zero failures. Here's the complete report: **Install** — No Go compiler was present initially. Downloaded Go 1.26.0 (matching `go.mod`) to `/h… **Test suite** — `go test ./...` across all 117 packages: all passed, zero failures, zero skips. Ra… **Binary verification** — `/tmp/self-host --version` returns `dev`. `self-host --json apps list` re… **What's missing** — Docker Engine is not installed in this container (expected), so the e2e tests … tokens used 120,216 Everything builds and all tests pass with zero failures. Here's the complete report: **Install** — No Go compiler was present initially. Downloaded Go 1.26.0 (matching `go.mod`) to `/h… **Test suite** — `go test ./...` across all 117 packages: all passed, zero failures, zero skips. Ra… **Binary verification** — `/tmp/self-host --version` returns `dev`. `self-host --json apps list` re… **What's missing** — Docker Engine is not installed in this container (expected), so the e2e tests …
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Reached a running state on a clean machine, with the session recorded.
- Recovered from all 1 error without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Ran without a GPU, so it does not need one to start.
- Licensed Apache-2.0, as reported by its host.
What did not, or is not known
- Took 3.2 minutes to install, slower than the median of the 104 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Measured once so far. A single attempt shows it can run, not that it runs reliably.
Of the 105 agent-skills projects Argusic has installed and timed, self-host was the 61st fastest to reach a running state, and 75 of 105 reached one at all.
What it is a reasonable choice for
- Trying it on a laptop or a small server: it reached a running state without a GPU.
- A quick evaluation: it was running 3.2 minutes after the clone.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
Topics (from GitHub)
agent-skillsai-agentsclaude-codeclidocker-composegolanghomarrhome-assistanthome-serverhomelabimmichjellyfinnextcloudprivacyself-hostedselfhostedselfhostingservarrtuivaultwarden
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/self-host)Questions
- Does self-host run?
- Yes. self-host runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 3 minutes, hitting 1 error on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test self-host?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 865e7a0bddc9. One attempt is recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test self-host?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.03: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does self-host take to install?
- 3.2 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does self-host need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing self-host?
- 1 thing broke in the recorded run, and 1 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does self-host compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 105 agent-skills projects Argusic has installed and timed, self-host was the 61st fastest to reach a running state, and 75 of 105 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for self-host?
- The recorded run is on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.