Deploy to Hetzner

Create a server

Create a server, recommended size is at least CPX32 (4 VCPUS, 8 GB RAM, >30 GB Storage)
Select Ubuntu 24.04 Image
Create an inbound firewall rule to allow TCP ports: 3000, 3002, 3003, 3050, 3051, and 3080. These are the ports exposed by the Inkeep services.

Install Docker Compose

SSH into the server as root
Set up Docker's apt repository

# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

# Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-$VERSION_CODENAME}") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update

Install the Docker packages

sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

Deploy SigNoz and Nango

Clone this repo, which includes Docker files with SigNoz and Nango:

git clone https://github.com/inkeep/agents-optional-local-dev inkeep-external-services
cd inkeep-external-services

Run this command to autogenerate a .env file:

cp .env.example .env && \
  encryption_key=$(openssl rand -base64 32) && \
  tmp_file=$(mktemp) && \
  sed "s|<REPLACE_WITH_BASE64_256BIT_ENCRYPTION_KEY>|$encryption_key|" .env > "$tmp_file" && \
  mv "$tmp_file" .env && \
  echo "Docker environment file created with auto-generated encryption key"

Nango requires a NANGO_ENCRYPTION_KEY. Once you create this, it cannot be edited.

Here's an overview of the important environment variables when deploying to production. Make sure to replace all of these in the .env file.

NANGO_ENCRYPTION_KEY=<nango_encryption_key>

# Replace these with your <vm_external_ip> in production!
NANGO_SERVER_URL=http://<vm_external_ip>:3050
NANGO_PUBLIC_CONNECT_URL=http://<vm_external_ip>:3051

# Modify these in production environments!
NANGO_DASHBOARD_USERNAME=admin@example.com
NANGO_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD=adminADMIN!@12

Build and deploy SigNoz, Nango, OTEL Collector, and Jaeger:

docker compose up -d

This may take up to 5 minutes to start.

Retrieve your SigNoz and Nango API Keys

To get your SigNoz API key SIGNOZ_API_KEY:

Open SigNoz in a browser at http://<vm_external_ip>:3080
Navigate to Settings → Account Settings → API Keys → New Key
Choose a role, Viewer is sufficient for observability
Set the expiration field to "No Expiry" to prevent the key from expiring

To get your Nango secret key NANGO_SECRET_KEY:

Open Nango in a browser at http://<vm_external_ip>:3050
Nango auto-creates two environments, Prod and Dev. Select the one you will use.
Navigate to Environment Settings to find the secret key

Deploy the Inkeep Agent Framework

From the root directory, create a new project directory for the Docker Compose setup for the Inkeep Agent Framework

mkdir inkeep && cd inkeep
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inkeep/agents/refs/heads/main/docker-compose.yml
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/inkeep/agents/refs/heads/main/.env.docker.example

Generate a .env file from the example:

cp .env.docker.example .env

Here's an overview of the important environment variables when deploying to production. Make sure to replace all of these in the .env file.

# Change to "production" if deploying to production
ENVIRONMENT=production

# AI Provider Keys (you need at least one)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
OPENAI_API_KEY=
GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY=

# Nango
NANGO_SECRET_KEY=

# SigNoz
SIGNOZ_API_KEY=

# Uncomment and set each of these with (openssl rand -hex 32)
INKEEP_AGENTS_MANAGE_API_BYPASS_SECRET=
INKEEP_AGENTS_RUN_API_BYPASS_SECRET=
INKEEP_AGENTS_JWT_SIGNING_SECRET=

# Uncomment and set these for the Manage UI at http://<vm_external_ip>:3000
PUBLIC_INKEEP_AGENTS_MANAGE_API_URL=http://<vm_external_ip>:3002
PUBLIC_INKEEP_AGENTS_RUN_API_URL=http://<vm_external_ip>:3003
PUBLIC_INKEEP_AGENTS_RUN_API_BYPASS_SECRET=<copy INKEEP_AGENTS_RUN_API_BYPASS_SECRET>
PUBLIC_NANGO_SERVER_URL=http://<vm_external_ip>:3050
PUBLIC_NANGO_CONNECT_BASE_URL=http://<vm_external_ip>:3051
PUBLIC_SIGNOZ_URL=http://<vm_external_ip>:3080

# Uncomment and set these to access Manage UI at http://<vm_external_ip>:3000
INKEEP_AGENTS_MANAGE_UI_USERNAME=admin@example.com
INKEEP_AGENTS_MANAGE_UI_PASSWORD=adminADMIN!@12

:::tip Advanced Configuration

For long-running agents or custom deployment requirements, you can override runtime limits like execution timeouts, maximum transfers, and generation steps. See Configure Runtime Limits for examples and the complete list of overridable settings.

:::

Run with Docker:

docker compose up -d

Then open http://<vm_external_ip>:3000 in a browser!

Create a server

Install Docker Compose

Deploy SigNoz and Nango

Retrieve your SigNoz and Nango API Keys

Deploy the Inkeep Agent Framework

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