A persistent WebSocket relay that connects your VP3 cloud account to your home server. Local AI inference, brain sync, video rendering, and task scheduling — all on your hardware, all in real time.
Your VP3 Home Server (Node.js) establishes a persistent WebSocket connection to the VP3 cloud on port 3077. Once authenticated, it becomes a two-way relay for every subsystem.
Six core modules run on your home server. Each one communicates with the VP3 cloud through the WebSocket relay but can operate independently when disconnected.
Your Computer Brain entries are mirrored between cloud and home server. New entries created offline are queued and pushed when the connection resumes. Conflict resolution uses last-write-wins with full audit trail.
Local AI inference through Ollama. Llama, Mistral, Gemma, Phi, or any open model. OB1 routes queries to Ollama first (free, zero latency) and falls back to Claude API only when needed. The source badge in chat shows which engine answered.
Server-side video rendering powered by Remotion. Create product videos, social clips, and audio visualizers without touching a video editor. Jobs queue through the home server and render locally — no cloud GPU costs.
Cron-style task scheduling for automations, brain backups, sub-brain polling, and data mining. Tasks run on your hardware on your schedule. Results sync back to your cloud account through the WebSocket relay.
Local speech-to-text via OpenAI Whisper running on your hardware. Voice notes, recordings, and audio messages are transcribed locally — no audio data leaves your machine. Results feed into your brain entries.
Extend your home node with custom plugins. The CSF validator scans all plugin scripts for dangerous patterns before execution. Plugins can register their own scheduled tasks, brain hooks, and WebSocket message handlers.
The WebSocket relay carries structured messages, not raw data. Every packet has a type, a target module, and a payload. Nothing syncs unless you've toggled the corresponding system on in the Data Control Center.
Commands and data that flow from your VP3 cloud account down to your home server.
Results and state that flow from your home server back up to your VP3 account.
The VP3 Home Server runs on any machine with Node.js. No special hardware required — a Raspberry Pi works, a laptop works, or deploy it on the VP3 Cauldron for the full experience.
Minimum specs to run the VP3 Home Server and establish the Computer Node connection.
Four commands to get your home node connected to your VP3 account.
The server auto-detects Ollama, checks for Remotion, and establishes the WebSocket connection to your VP3 account. Status is visible in the OB1 chat header.
The Computer Node connection is secured at every layer. No data travels in plaintext, and no module can bypass the authentication handshake.
All traffic between cloud and home runs over WebSocket Secure (WSS). TLS 1.3 with certificate pinning. No fallback to unencrypted WebSocket connections.
The home server authenticates with your VP3 HMAC token on every connection. Tokens rotate automatically. Stolen tokens are invalidated server-side within 60 seconds of a new connection.
Every plugin script and scheduled task passes through the CSF validator before execution. 20 dangerous patterns are blocked. The energy grid auto-quarantines nodes with more than 15 errors per hour.
Brain data stored on the home server is encrypted at rest with hardware-backed keys (when running on the Cauldron) or AES-256 file encryption on standard hardware.
Most platforms force you to choose: cloud convenience or local privacy. VP3 gives you both.
| Capability | VP3 Computer Node | Traditional Cloud-Only |
|---|---|---|
| AI Inference | Local (Ollama) + Cloud fallback | Cloud only, per-token billing |
| Data Location | Your hardware + selective cloud sync | Vendor servers only |
| Offline Mode | Full functionality, delta sync on reconnect | No offline support |
| Video Rendering | Local GPU, no cloud costs | Cloud GPU, pay per minute |
| Privacy Control | Per-system toggles, zero telemetry | All-or-nothing, opaque telemetry |
| Latency | Sub-10ms for local AI queries | 200-500ms round trip |
| Cost | Free for local operations | Per-request or subscription |
The Computer Node isn't just infrastructure — it unlocks capabilities that are impossible with cloud-only platforms.
Run a single Cauldron or Raspberry Pi as the family hub. Every family member's VP3 account connects to the same home node. Shared brain, shared AI, shared media library — all local.
Schedule product updates, inventory syncs, and order fulfillment tasks on your home node. Render product videos automatically. Run A/B price testing through scheduled brain analysis.
Transcode, master, and distribute .VP3 audio files through your home server. Render album art videos with Remotion. Auto-tag with ISRC metadata. Queue releases on a schedule.
Run multiple Ollama models locally and compare outputs. Feed results into your PLLM. Build specialized knowledge bases from local data processing without sending anything to the cloud.
The scheduler polls external data sources on your behalf. RSS feeds, price trackers, social signals — all collected locally, filtered through your brain rules, and surfaced to OB1 as actionable insights.
Pair the Cauldron with the Solar Frame and run your entire VP3 instance off-grid. Local AI, local storage, local rendering. Connect to the internet when you want, not because you have to.
Your Computer Node doesn't just serve you — it can power the entire VP3 platform. Opt in to process AI queries, render videos, and index brains for other users. Earn VP3 Coin for every job your hardware completes.
Default mode. Your Cauldron runs your own VP3 instance. No network jobs, no mining.
Process network jobs during idle time. Earn VP3 Coin passively. Your workloads always come first.
Dedicated node for the VP3 datacenter. 2x coin rate, early adopter multiplier, governance weight.
Set up your Computer Node in under a minute.
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