VORLAN: a home server that runs without the cloud
VORLAN is an offline-first home server and network manager built by DSRF Softech Studios. It brings file storage, a private vault, notes, live camera feeds and an AI assistant onto your own network.
Inside the admin desktop
Real screens
Resource Monitor
Processor, memory and network charts, live for the last 15 minutes or over up to 30 days.
Storage Manager
The disk volumes on the machine and how much of the disk VORLAN’s own data uses.
Control Panel
Accounts, roles and passwords. The first account on a new install becomes the administrator.
Log Center
A searchable record of sign-ins and account changes, exportable as CSV.
Screenshots from a running VORLAN instance on a test account.
The problem
Why we built it
Most tools for storing files, watching cameras or asking an AI a question sit behind a cloud account. Your photos, footage and conversations end up on someone else’s servers, and everything stops when the connection does.
VORLAN works the other way round. You sign in once on your PC, then open the same dashboard from your phone or any other device on the network.
- Product
- VORLAN
- Type
- Self-hosted home server and network manager
- Status
- In development toward version 1.0
- Runs on
- Linux, with an installer for Fedora and Debian/Ubuntu
- AI
- Local models through Ollama
- Built with
- React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Express and SQLite
Features
What we built
For everyone on the network
- AI assistant that answers offline, with saved conversations and streamed replies
- File manager with search, copy, cut, paste and rename
- Shared media storage for photos, video and documents
- A PIN-locked personal vault for private files and notes
Cameras and devices
- Live view from any IP camera by its stream address
- A connected-devices page for each account
- QR-code device onboarding, currently in progress
- Customizable dashboard with wallpapers, tiles and light or dark themes
For the administrator
- A desktop of draggable windows: Resource Monitor, Storage Manager, Task Manager, Log Center, Services, Network and Support
- Live charts with 30 days of history
- Accounts with roles, and an audit log
Under the hood
How it is built
VORLAN is a React front end talking to an Express back end with a SQLite database. Authentication, storage and the AI assistant all run on the same machine. The assistant uses a local model served by Ollama, so it works with the internet unplugged.
A one-click Linux installer sets up Node.js, Ollama with its model and the wireless hotspot tooling for phone access, then adds VORLAN to the application menu.
Status
Where it stands
VORLAN is in active development toward version 1.0. The source code is currently private, so there is no public download yet. If you want early access, or a similar self-hosted system built for your own needs, get in touch.
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