AlfredOS 1.0 is here!

Complete business stack in a box — self-hosted, privacy-focused (alpha release)

Earlier this year I announced that I’d start working on AlfredOS. An operating system for small businesses that comes with open source apps preinstalled - everything you might need to run your business, without paying for overpriced SaaS subscriptions.

You are being robbed!

I also launched a pre-order campaign with a 50% pre-order discount and to date, 39 people purchased it. (The second one is to track affiliate sales from a collab).

You can still buy it at a pre-order price on Gumroad by clicking here.

After a few months of designing and tinkering I finally managed to crack the code and built a stable alpha version. Below is a quick walkthrough of the product.

Installation

Those who purchased AlfredOS will get an access token to clone the Git repo alongside with a video walkthrough. You can install it locally on your Mac / Windows / Linux computer or on a remote server like a Digital Ocean Droplet.

AlfredOS was designed to install with a single command.

Once you have the code, all you need to do is type:

./install.sh and hit Enter.

That’s it.

Here’s a detailed installation to show you how you can install AlfredOS with a single command in under 3 minutes.

Demo

AlfredOS 1.0 is pretty vanilla for now. It has the following apps on it:

Kutt — URL shortener, alternative to bitly.

n8n — our favorite no-code workflow builder.

NocoDB — free alternative to Airtable.

Supabase — Postgres DB and full backend as a service.

Cal.com (unstable) — Calendly alternative

Activepieces — AI first automation builder

Once the installer is done, you’ll get an IP address. All you need to do is type in https://<YOUR_IP> and hit enter.

Here’s a full demo of AlfredOS with commentary.

Developer Notes

One of the biggest challenges around AlfredOS was figuring out how to put all the services in a box so we only need to install with one command, but in a way that can be extended to a number of services. Once I figured that out the rest was a breeze.

You’ll also see that the desktop is now empty. Soon I’ll add Alfred, the AI agent so you can get things done with his help.

Here’s what comes next (in no particular order):

• Bugfixing (Cal database issues, Activepieces websocket issues, etc)

• Finish NocoDB and Supabase integration

• Add new apps (list below)

• Add security enhancements

• Add domain support

• Build prototype for PaaS-like provisioning system via Hetzner API

• Add custom wildcard domains as default

• Add Alfred chat to the desktop (I have a few surprises there:) )

Apps I’m currently working on integrating into AlfredOS:

• Webstudio (Webflow alternative)

• Frappe (Teachable alternative)

• SolidTime (Clockify alternative)

• Notesnook (Evernote alternative)

• Jitsi (Zoom alternative)

• Mattermost (Slack alternative)

• Langflow (AI chatbot builder)

• OpenWebUI (ChatGPT-like UI for any LLM)

One more thing…

Also I’ve built a prototype for the Alfred chat (built on GenSX of course) as an MCP client. I’ve been working with a client (Timberbits) to find out what an AI-first business operations would look like.

We found that 95% of digital transformation projects have failed in the last 30 years, mainly because the moment business operations hands over a process to engineering, a lot of context gets lost in translation.

To solve this problem, I’ve ended up creating a new Domain Specific Language called Jig. This will help us translate the business operations workflows into AI Agent logic in a repeatable, standardized way.

Jig is basically Markdown for operations.

A human-readable, MCP-native language that describes any business workflow, its steps, the requires tools or resources. Jig will sit on top of AlfredOS as a middleware, exposing an MCP server, so when you plug it into Claude Desktop or Cursor, you can turn them into your own AI-powered COO with 4 lines of code.

What’s next?

Paid customers will receive access next week.

If you haven’t yet and purchase AlfredOS for $147 before May 31st, you’ll get $300 worth of credits for the PaaS service. If you don’t know what that is, it’s a hosted cloud service where you’re only paying for server costs. All maintenance, security, upgrades, etc are being taken care of for you. You’ll still get access to the source code and can tinker with it however you like though. I’m thinking of releasing an open source Community Edition soon with limited support.