Odysseus
Odysseus provides a self-hosted workspace for working with AI tools and related projects.
About Odysseus
Odysseus is a self-hosted AI workspace for chat, agents, research, documents, email, notes, tasks, and calendar, including local model workflows. It runs with Docker Compose and opens at localhost:7011 when containers are healthy, with the first admin password printed in container logs.
It is available as open-source code under AGPL-3.0-or-later for macOS and Windows hosts. Setup requires manual configuration, and network-accessible deployments are advised to keep authentication enabled and avoid exposing model or service ports publicly.
Key features
- Chat and agents with local/API models, tools, MCP, and memory
- Hardware-aware model recommendations, downloads, and serving
- Multi-step web research with source reading and reports
- Document editing with AI edits, Markdown, HTML, CSV
- IMAP/SMTP email with triage, summaries, reply drafts
- Notes, tasks, calendar with reminders and CalDAV sync
Best for: Users comfortable running Docker containers who want chat, research, documents, and email in a self-hosted workspace.
Good for
- Self-hosted workspace licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later
- Runs via Docker Compose using a prebuilt multi-arch image
- Combines chat, research, documents, email, notes, and calendar
Watch out for
- Requires Docker Compose setup including .env configuration
- Network-accessible use requires keeping authentication enabled
- Requires keeping model and service ports private
Odysseus at a glance
- Category
- Productivity › Productivity Suites
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Odysseus FAQ
How do I start Odysseus locally?
Clone the repository, copy .env.example to .env, run docker compose up -d --build, then open http://localhost:7011 when containers are healthy.
Which branch should I use?
Dev is the default branch with the newest changes; main is the more curated branch.
How should I deploy a production build?
Pin an immutable image tag such as :X.Y.Z- instead of :latest, which moves on every push to main.
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