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 "generated": "2026-11-01",
 "id": "simstudioai-sim--self-host-an-agent-workflow-builder-with-sim",
 "repo": "simstudioai/sim",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/simstudioai/sim",
 "repo_slug": "simstudioai-sim",
 "title": "Self-host an AI agent workflow builder",
 "page_title": "How to self-host an AI agent workflow builder with Sim",
 "summary": "Run the setup wizard to get the whole Sim stack on your own machine with Docker Compose, then build agents in the browser.",
 "who": "An ops or platform engineer who wants agent workflows without sending data to a hosted service.",
 "problem": "Cloud workflow tools keep your data and credentials on someone else's servers.",
 "outcome": "Sim running at localhost:3000 with its database, secrets and Chat API key configured.",
 "steps": [
  "Make sure Node.js 20+ and Docker are installed",
  "Run `npx sim-setup`, which creates a sim/ deployment directory, provisions the database, generates secrets and writes .env",
  "Open http://localhost:3000 when the wizard finishes",
  "Check health with `npx sim-setup status` and diagnose problems with `npx sim-setup doctor`"
 ],
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 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The wizard does not clone the repository; source-only local development and Kubernetes modes need `bun run sim-setup` inside a clone.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js 20+ and Docker for self-hosting",
  "A Chat API key for the model provider, or local models via Ollama or vLLM",
  "Or the hosted cloud at sim.ai"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The wizard writes generated secrets and your Chat API key into .env; keep that directory private and out of version control."
  }
 ],
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