Deploy on Your Own Computer

Run dinary on your Mac or PC and expose it to the internet via a tunnel. Free, always on while the computer is running, and aligns with the long-term architecture (desktop AI agent runs on the same machine).

Pricing

Resource	Cost
Your computer	Already owned
Tailscale Funnel	$0 (free Personal plan)
Cloudflare Tunnel	$0 (free plan)
Total	$0/month

Prerequisites

• A Google service account JSON key — see Google Sheets Setup.
• A populated .deploy/.env with the variables you need (minimally DINARY_GOOGLE_SHEETS_CREDENTIALS_PATH; optionally DINARY_SHEET_LOGGING_SPREADSHEET for sheet logging).
• dinary running locally (see README).

Option A: Tailscale Funnel

Tailscale Funnel exposes a local port to the public internet over HTTPS. Simpler setup, but the URL is *.ts.net (no custom domain).

1. Install Tailscale

• macOS: brew install tailscale or download from tailscale.com/download
• Windows: download from tailscale.com/download
• Linux: curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh

Sign in and join your tailnet.

2. Enable Funnel

In the Tailscale admin console:

1. Enable MagicDNS (if not already enabled).
2. Enable HTTPS for your tailnet.

3. Start dinary

cd dinary
mkdir -p .deploy
cp .deploy.example/.env .deploy/.env
# Edit .deploy/.env if needed (optional `DINARY_SHEET_LOGGING_SPREADSHEET`
# for sheet logging, credentials path, etc.).
uv run uvicorn dinary.main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000

4. Expose via Funnel

In a separate terminal:

tailscale funnel 8000

Tailscale prints the public URL, e.g. https://your-machine.your-tailnet.ts.net. This URL is accessible from anywhere (phone, other devices) over HTTPS.

Note

Funnel is in beta. DNS propagation may take a few minutes on first setup.

5. Keep running

To keep dinary running when you close the terminal:

macOS (launchd)Linux (systemd)Windows

# Create a plist or use a process manager like pm2/supervisord
nohup uv run uvicorn dinary.main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000 &

See the Oracle deployment guide step 7 for a systemd service example.

Use Task Scheduler or run as a Windows Service via NSSM.

Option B: Cloudflare Tunnel

Cloudflare Tunnel offers custom domains and Cloudflare Access for authentication. See the dedicated Cloudflare Tunnel & Access Setup guide.

When the computer is off

The PWA stores entries in IndexedDB when the server is unreachable. When you turn the computer back on and the tunnel reconnects, the PWA syncs all pending entries automatically on next open.

Comparison

	Tailscale Funnel	Cloudflare Tunnel
Setup	Simpler	More steps
URL	*.ts.net (fixed by Tailscale)	Your own domain
Auth	None built-in	Cloudflare Access (email OTP)
Custom domain	Not supported	Supported
Status	Beta	Stable