Nora is an open-source control plane for self-hosted agent operations. It gives technical teams a single place to deploy agent runtimes into isolated environments, manage LLM provider keys, access chat, logs, and terminal workflows, connect integrations and channels, and monitor runtime activity — all from one dashboard. Nora is licensed under Apache 2.0, which means you can self-host it, modify it, use it commercially, and build on top of it without restriction. The core value proposition is straightforward: if you care about infrastructure control, observability, repeatable operations, and a trustworthy operator surface, Nora helps you stand up a usable agent control plane faster than building your own. It is designed to be credible for serious operator use — individual builders can run it on a single machine, internal platform teams can standardize on it, and larger teams can keep full infrastructure control without giving up the open-source trust model.Documentation Index
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Key capabilities
Deploy agent runtimes
Launch agent runtimes into isolated environments with configurable CPU, RAM, and disk. Manage agent lifecycle — deploy, restart, and remove — from a single operator surface.
Manage LLM provider keys
Store API keys for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and other providers, encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. Sync keys to running runtimes on demand.
Monitor operations
Track agent health, queue state, logs, metrics, and runtime activity in real time. Inspect individual agents or get a system-wide overview from the dashboard.
Integrations and channels
Wire external tools and configure communication channels directly from the control plane. Manage the full integration surface from one place.
Who Nora is for
Nora is built for the teams that care about how agent infrastructure runs, not just that it runs.Internal AI platform teams
Teams that need a repeatable, auditable way to deploy and operate agents across their organization without building a control plane from scratch.
Technical product teams
Teams that want infrastructure control and observability as first-class features while keeping the full stack open and inspectable.
Ops-minded operators
Operators running agent infrastructure who need lifecycle management, logs, terminal access, and runtime monitoring in one surface.
Service providers
Teams that want to host and operate agent control planes for clients on infrastructure they control.
Positioning pillars
Nora is built around five properties that define what kind of product it is and who it is credible for.Security built in
Key encryption, JWT auth, secret generation, and CORS controls are baked in — not bolted on. Nora is designed to feel trustworthy in real operator environments.
Easy to use
The fastest path to first proof is short: install, create an operator account, add one provider, deploy one runtime, and validate the workflow. The installer handles dependencies, secrets, and stack startup in one pass.
Expandable
OpenClaw is the best-supported runtime today. Nora is designed to stay runtime-friendly by direction — the product and interfaces are kept open for broader runtime integration over time.
Self-hostable
The repo, install scripts, and Docker Compose flow are the primary trust path. Everything you need to run Nora is in the open repo. You own the infrastructure.
Enterprise-capable
Nora makes sense from single-host evaluation through Proxmox, private cloud, on-prem, and AWS / Azure / GCP rollouts. It is not a toy dashboard — it is designed to grow with operator requirements.
Apache 2.0 licensed
Self-host, modify, use commercially, host for clients, or build integrations on top of Nora. The open-source repo and self-hosted workflow are the center of the product, not a free tier.
Deployment footprint
Nora is designed to grow with your infrastructure requirements. The same Docker Compose workflow is the foundation for every deployment path.| Footprint | When to use it |
|---|---|
| Single-host | First proof, lean teams, local evaluation |
| Proxmox | Stronger isolation, private fleet control, self-hosted VM environments |
| Private cloud / on-prem | Security-conscious internal platforms that need full infrastructure ownership |
| AWS, Azure, GCP | Larger cloud-native or enterprise rollouts |
Get started
Quick start
Install Nora, create your operator account, add an LLM provider, and deploy your first agent runtime in under 15 minutes.
Self-hosting
Run Nora on your own infrastructure with the installer script or manual Docker Compose setup.
API reference
Explore the REST API for agents, providers, integrations, channels, workspaces, and monitoring.
Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for deploying agents, managing providers, wiring integrations, and more.