Olares is a comprehensive suite of self-hosted identity, storage, AI, and orchestration services designed for private infrastructure management. It functions as a Kubernetes home server orchestrator, enabling the deployment of containerized applications, AI models, and GPU resources on local hardware to replace third-party cloud services.
The platform distinguishes itself through a combination of self-hosted AI infrastructure for running large language models and image generators, alongside a decentralized identity manager that uses cryptographic keys and OIDC for trustless authentication. It further provides a secure remote access gateway and a private cloud storage suite utilizing S3-compatible storage and POSIX-compliant file access.
The system covers broad capability areas including container cluster orchestration via a permissionless application marketplace, home automation for smart device coordination, and network traffic management using encrypted tunnels and reverse proxies. It also integrates relational and vector data storage, system health monitoring, and application sandboxing for secure software execution.
Management of the cluster and its hosted applications is performed through a command-line interface and a background daemon.
