Private AI Server with Ollama
Your own ChatGPT-style assistant running open models on a private server - your prompts and documents never leave it.
Many businesses cannot paste customer files or internal documents into public AI tools. A private AI server solves that. Ollama runs open-source language models such as Llama, DeepSeek, Qwen, Gemma and Mistral directly on your VPS, and Open WebUI gives your team a familiar chat screen in the browser.
These servers run models on the CPU, which suits drafting, summarising, internal Q&A and automation at modest speed. We size the server to the model you want: small models (3-8B parameters) run well on 16-24 GB RAM; larger models need our AI Compute VDS plans with dedicated cores and 48-96 GB RAM.
Built and run by engineers
Fully private
Prompts, chats and uploaded documents stay on your server.
Open models
Llama, DeepSeek, Qwen, Gemma, Mistral and more - switch any time.
Chat interface
Open WebUI with user accounts for your team, behind HTTPS.
API for your apps
An OpenAI-compatible API so n8n, your website or scripts can use the model.
Dedicated cores
AI Compute VDS plans give guaranteed CPU for steady response times.
Backups
Chats and settings backed up daily.
Private AI Server with Ollama - questions
Is this as fast as ChatGPT?
No. These are CPU servers, so answers come more slowly than on GPU cloud services. They are well suited to private, everyday tasks where data protection matters more than speed.
Which model should I run?
Start with an 8B model such as Llama 3.1 8B or Qwen 2.5 7B on 24 GB RAM. Tell us your use case and we recommend the model and server.
Can it read my company documents?
Yes - Open WebUI can index documents you upload so the model answers from them, and they stay on your server.
Can I connect it to n8n?
Yes. Ollama exposes an API that n8n and most AI tools can call.
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