How to install Hermes Agent on a Cloud VPS

Hermes Agent is an autonomous AI agent platform that executes tasks, browses and uses tools on your behalf from your own server.

Running it on your own server keeps your data and API keys with you, with no SaaS usage limits and predictable hourly billing.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: Hermes Agent installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick Hermes Agent from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
apt-get update -y
apt-get install -y curl git
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
printf 'Hermes Agent este instalat.\nConecteaza-te prin SSH ca root si ruleaza comanda: hermes\nLa prima rulare configurezi furnizorul LLM (cheia ta API) si canalele (Telegram, Discord, Slack, CLI).\n' > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.