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This drops you into the setup wizard, which will prompt you for your API keys and write them to `~/.hermes/.env`. You only need to do this once. It is highly recommended to set up a chat system for the gateway to work with at this point.

:::warning Use SSH for remote setup
If you are installing Hermes from a hosting-provider browser console, such as the Hetzner web console, open a real SSH session before pasting setup commands or API keys. Some browser consoles rewrite or drop special characters like quotes, backslashes, `$`, `!`, and `@`, which can corrupt Docker commands, environment variables, and secrets.

Run the commands from your local terminal instead:

```sh
ssh user@your-server
```
:::

:::tip
Inside the container, run `hermes setup --portal` once — the refresh token persists in the mounted `~/.hermes` volume. See [Nous Portal](/integrations/nous-portal).
:::
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