Servers, backups and AI for small offices.
Plain answers on servers, backups and AI for owner-run businesses of 5 to 50 people. Each post answers one question and names its sources.
Latest posts.
- How to make an AI agent ask before it sends, pays or deletes
An AI agent should draft and a named person should approve every send, payment, post and access change. How to set up approvals and test them.
- Should a small office rent AI seats or run its own server?
Renting AI seats costs $1,680 to $3,600 a year for 10 people. Owning starts at $4,699 plus setup. When each makes sense, with dated prices.
- How to back up a small business server and prove the restore works
Keep three copies of your data, keep one offline, and restore a real file before you trust any backup. A plain plan for a small office server.
- What is Hermes Desktop? A plain explanation for business owners
Hermes Desktop is an open-source app from Nous Research for working with an AI agent. What it does, where your data goes, and what MeshVault adds.
- What to gather before setting up a business server
A checklist for a small office server install. Who says yes, where your data lives, where the server goes, how big your files are, and what to bring.
You keep the hardware, files, and memory.
MeshVault sets up a server you own, pairs Hermes Desktop and an iPhone app to it, and keeps a backup that we have tested. The one-week install is quoted per job, because the price depends on your hardware.