ItzCrazyKns/Vane

by @ItzCrazyKns · March 16, 2026

Vane is a privacy-focused AI answering engine that runs on your own hardware. Combines web search with local LLMs via Ollama and cloud providers like OpenAI and Claude to deliver cited answers. Features SearxNG-powered privacy-respecting search, image/video results, document analysis, and multiple search modes (Speed/Balanced/Quality). Self-hostable alternative to Perplexity AI.

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Quick Start Example

# Run with Docker
docker compose up -d

# Or manual setup
git clone https://github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Vane
cd Vane && npm install
npm run dev

# Configure local LLM via Ollama
# Set OLLAMA_URL in .env

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