Guides

Everything you need to run Nightjar yourself: connect an AI provider, stand up the server, and build the device. Start anywhere.

Connect your AI

Point transcription and summaries at a local model, an open-standard endpoint, or a commercial API. Copy-paste config for each.

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Self-host the server

Stand up the Nightjar backend on your own machine or a small cloud box, from install to first transcript.

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Build the device

The parts, the firmware, and the printed case. From a bag of components to your first recording.

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New here? Start with How Nightjar works for the big picture, or if you would rather skip the setup entirely, see hosted plans.