ServerStick turns a USB drive into a private server for your files, photos, and passwords — running in your own house, reachable from anywhere, with an AI that manages it for you so you never touch a terminal.
This is the installer. The ServerStick software itself is downloaded fresh on first boot and updates itself after that, so a new server starts on the current release no matter how old the image is. See what’s new →
Get it running — 10 minutes
Download balenaEtcher (free, Mac/Windows/Linux), open it, pick the ISO you just downloaded and your USB drive, hit Flash. Takes a few minutes — it will erase the drive.
Watch a 2-minute videoPlug the USB into the computer that'll become your server, restart it, and tap the boot-menu key as it powers on — usually F12, F11, Esc, or Del depending on the machine. Pick the USB drive from the list.
Set a password, connect to WiFi or plug in ethernet, and it installs itself. When it restarts, remove the USB stick so it boots the installed system instead of the installer again.
Ask on-screen for the address it gives you, open it in a browser, and Hermes (your AI admin) walks you through the rest — naming your server, installing apps, connecting your phone.