# Strata

Strata is a self-hosted ai app. Strata runs the Qwen3.8-Flash-Next mixture-of-experts model on one NVIDIA GPU plus system RAM, and serves an OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible API, a chat page and a live monitor. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7055/strata

## Description

Strata runs the Qwen3.8-Flash-Next mixture-of-experts model on one NVIDIA GPU plus system RAM, and serves an OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible API, a chat page and a live monitor. Requirements: the Nvidia Driver plugin on driver 580 or newer; an RTX 20/30/40/50 card with 12 GB of VRAM or more; an AVX2 CPU; 48-62 GB of free RAM depending on the model; 70-90 GB of disk on an SSD pool. First start: downloads the model (about 70 GB for IQ2_XS) and sets it up, which can take a few hours. Watch the log; it resumes if it stops. Later starts go straight to serving, and loading the model into RAM takes 1-3 minutes. Changing settings later: switching Model or Model family needs nothing extra. Changing context, vision, KV cache, API key or low-RAM mode for a model already set up needs Reinstall = 1 for one start (nothing is downloaded again), then set it back to 0. No API key by default: anyone who

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

68/100 (Good), based on 4 of 5 factors.
- Maintained: 79 (last commit 1 day ago)
- Popular: 88 (25,328 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 20 (1 install platform, Docker image)
- Security check: 67 (no serious findings, 3 minor, tests)

## Links

- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/strata-096yv5u1qff82m?q=Strata
- GitHub: https://github.com/Niko1221/Strata

## Common questions

### How long does the first start of Strata take?

The first start downloads the model, about 70 GB for IQ2_XS, and sets it up, which can take a few hours. Later starts load the model into RAM in 1-3 minutes.

### Do I need to reinstall Strata to switch models or change context settings?

Switching Model or Model family needs nothing extra. Changing context, vision, KV cache, API key, or low-RAM mode for a model already set up needs Reinstall = 1.

### Can two or three GPUs be used for one Strata model?

Two or three cards can share the model.

### Does the Strata installer configure the rest of the environment?

The installer sets up everything else.

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Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/7055/strata), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.