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deputyOS release notes, design decisions, and deep-dives on local-first AI. Articles for self-hosters, makers, and engineers.
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5 min readdeputyOS vs Home Assistant: AI assistant vs home automation hub
Home Assistant runs your house. deputyOS runs your personal AI. They complement each other — here's how to use both together.
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6 min readdeputyOS vs Ollama: how they're different and when to use which
Both run AI locally. They solve different problems. Here's a real comparison so you can pick the right one for your use case.
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4 min readTurn a Raspberry Pi into your personal Telegram AI bot
Step-by-step: build a self-hosted Telegram bot that's actually an AI assistant with memory, running on your own Pi via deputyOS.
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6 min readAir-gapped AI on your own hardware with LFM2 and llama.cpp
Build an deputyOS image that bakes LFM2 via llama.cpp, locks egress at nftables, and runs a full personal AI assistant with zero internet.
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6 min readRun a personal AI assistant on a Raspberry Pi 5 in 10 minutes
Flash, boot, scan QR, set a key, talk on Telegram. End-to-end walkthrough for running OpenClaw on a Pi 5 with deputyOS.
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6 min readWhy deputyOS does zero first-boot installs
The single design rule that shapes the deputyOS image: when the device boots, there's nothing left to install. Here's why that matters and what it cost us.
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6 min readWhy local-first AI matters now (and what it costs you)
Local-first AI keeps your conversations, files, and credentials on hardware you own. Here's why that's worth the trade-offs in 2026.
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7 min readTry deputyOS on your laptop without buying anything
Run a self-hosted personal AI assistant on the machine you're using right now. macOS, Windows, or Linux — no SD card, no Pi, no commitment.
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7 min readWhy we built deputyOS: a personal AI you actually own
deputyOS is an appliance image for self-hosted personal AI assistants — origin story, design philosophy, and what we'd never compromise on.