These docs walk through the install, the wizard, every connector, and the few advanced situations (reverse proxies, external databases). If you hit something not covered, reply to your trial email — it goes straight to the founder.
New here? Start with Quickstart. Then walk through the Setup wizard.
How it works in one paragraph
You run a single Docker image. On first boot it bootstraps its own encryption key, generates an internal API token, and brings up an empty Postgres alongside. You open /setup, paste an LLM key (Mistral, OpenAI, anything OpenAI-compatible), connect the services you actually use, and start chatting. Everything you save is encrypted at rest in the bundled database. Your data never leaves your server.
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Quickstart →
Pull the image, bring the stack up, open the wizard.
Setup wizard →
Walk through every step of the first-boot wizard.
Deployment options →
Bundled Postgres, external Postgres, or engine-only — which fits your infra.
Connecting services →
Where to grab credentials for Google, Slack, Linear, Notion, GitHub.
Local LLM models →
Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM. Run Kerno fully offline. Zero data egress.
License keys & trial →
Trial / valid / grace / locked — how the licence state machine works.
Behind a reverse proxy →
Run Kerno behind nginx, Caddy, or Cloudflare Tunnel.
External Postgres →
Use Supabase, Neon, or Railway instead of the bundled DB.
Updating →
Pull a new image without losing data.
Backup & data →
Where state lives, how to dump and restore it.
Troubleshooting →
Common symptoms and what to fix.