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Project NOMAD

Project NOMAD is an offline knowledge and education server with a browser-based Command Center.

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Project NOMAD is an offline knowledge and education server with a browser-based Command Center. Install and manage offline Wikipedia and ebooks with Kiwix, educational courses with Kolibri, local AI with Ollama and Qdrant, offline maps, CyberChef, and notes from one interface. This package includes the Command Center, MySQL, Redis, Dozzle for service logs, and host disk monitoring. Optional tools, AI models, and offline content are installed separately from the NOMAD interface.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 6 install platforms

  • Unraid (not listed)
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)

Also on GitHub

Health score

74/100 Good

Maintained
100last commit 4 days ago
Popular
9239,398 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
304 GB minimum RAM
How is this calculated?

A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today

GitHub stars
39,398
Open issues
79
Last commit
2026-10-05
Latest release
v1.35.1
License
Apache-2.0
Activity
declining

Checked today - source: GitHub (Crosstalk-Solutions/project-nomad)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 4 GB RAM, 2 CPU core(s), 5 GB disk.

Checked today - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Installation Installs on Debian-based systems (Ubuntu 26.04 LTS recommended; 24.04 LTS and Debian 12 supported) via a terminal-only script; all services are then reached through the browser, so no desktop environment is required. source

Fetched today - each note links to its source

Alternatives

No alternatives collected yet.

Common questions

Do I need a desktop environment to run Project NOMAD as a server?

No. Installation is terminal-based and the tools are accessed through a browser, so a desktop environment is not required.

What privileges are required to run the installer?

sudo or root privileges are required to run the install script.

Which port does the Command Center use after installation?

Open the browser to localhost or the device IP on port 8080.

Can I deploy Project NOMAD manually instead of using the install script?

Advanced users can copy the Docker Compose template into a docker-compose.yml file, replace placeholders, and start it with docker compose up -d.

How can I move Project NOMAD's data to a larger drive?

A Linux Mint user reports using a symbolic-link fix to move the project's storage folder to a larger drive.

Answers sourced from forums.linuxmint.com, github.com

Community

Collected today - public community threads