How do I install Hermes on Another Computer?

Hermes is a self-hosted personal AI agent. It chats with you over Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, or the CLI, remembers you over time, and can run tools and scheduled jobs on your behalf.

An agent like that wants a machine that is always on, that you fully control, and that you can reach from anywhere. Another Computer makes it very easy to start those computers.

1. Create a computer

Log in at https://access.anothercomputer.co, give your new computer a name, and press "Create computer".

You get a normal Linux VM with claude, bun, git, and chromium already installed. Nothing special is required for Hermes.

2. Run the Hermes install script

Open the terminal on your new computer and run the official installer:

curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash

When it finishes, open a second terminal window (or reload your shell) so the hermes command is available.

3. Set up Hermes

Run the guided setup wizard:

hermes setup

It walks you through everything in one flow, including choosing an LLM provider. You can sign in to Nous Portal with OAuth (hermes setup --portal), or bring your own key from Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or a custom endpoint. If you already keep API keys on your computer, this is a good place to use them.

A few other commands worth knowing:

hermes model    # change provider or model later
hermes tools    # enable or disable tools
hermes doctor   # diagnose problems

4. Start chatting

For a quick test, just run:

hermes

and talk to it right in the terminal.

To reach Hermes from your phone, set up the messaging gateway and connect whichever platforms you use:

hermes gateway setup
hermes gateway start

Because your computer keeps running in the background, Hermes stays reachable around the clock without your laptop being open.

Reaching Hermes over the web

If Hermes serves anything over HTTP on your computer, Another Computer's port proxy makes it reachable at:

<COMPUTER_NAME>-<PORT>.another.ac

These URLs are private by default: only you and people you have shared the computer with can open them.

Since Hermes holds your keys and conversations, we do not recommend creating a public URL, but for other projects, Another Computer lets you share public URLs right away.

Troubleshooting

  • hermes: command not found after installing: run source ~/.bashrc or open a fresh terminal.
  • Something misbehaving: hermes doctor checks your install and configuration.
  • Stuck on setup: your computer comes with Claude Code preinstalled, so you can literally ask claude to finish the Hermes setup for you. Agents installing agents works better than you would expect.