--- title: Hermes Agent - Full Course & Setup Guide - For COMPLETE... description: A beginner-oriented setup guide for Hermes Agent, a personal AI assistant framework that runs 24/7 on a virtual private server. Covers core concepts including... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hermes-agent---full-course-setup-guide---for-complete-beginners-qpbiiafbq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hermes Agent - Full Course & Setup Guide - For COMPLETE Beginners | daily.dev og:description: A beginner-oriented setup guide for Hermes Agent, a personal AI assistant framework that runs 24/7 on a virtual private server. 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Walks through deploying on Hostinger VPS with one-click install, configuring an LLM provider (OpenAI), setting up Telegram integration for mobile access, establishing security best practices (least privilege, API key management, prompt injection awareness), and creating automated GitHub backups of the agent configuration. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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