Tag (5)

setup

• Field Report // NO. 005

  Three things I'd do differently if I started this build today

  Three day-one actions that prevent recurring friction: make the box rejoin the tailnet after every restart, name the workload before picking a model, and wire the calendar while you are already in setup mode.

  23 July 2026· 6 min readCase № 005
• Field Report // NO. 004

  Wiring a Telegram bot to your box: BotFather, tokens, and the Hermes .env schema

  Create a Telegram bot your Hermes agent can receive messages from and reply to, keeping the box locked while enabling chat from any Telegram client.

  22 July 2026· 5 min readCase № 004
• Field Report // NO. 003

  Installing Hermes and giving it a persona: a SOUL that earns its place

  Install Hermes on your box, create a named profile, and write a SOUL that tells the agent who it works for, what it is for, and what it will not do.

  21 July 2026· 5 min readCase № 003
• Field Report // NO. 002

  Locking down a personal-agent box: Tailscale, sshd, and ufw in the right order

  The three-step lockdown for a personal-agent VPS, why the order matters, and what ufw actually does when you turn it on.

  20 July 2026· 7 min readCase № 002
• Field Report // NO. 001

  Picking and standing up a Hetzner CX23

  Why Hetzner CX23 for a personal agent VPS, and how to bring one up in two hcloud commands.

  19 July 2026· 2 min readCase № 001