Build it yourself. Or understand what we build for you.
The Pilot Book is a collection of technical guides for organizations that want to understand sovereign infrastructure from the inside — whether you're building it yourself or evaluating what we run for you.
Every guide covers the full setup, the things that break, and an honest assessment of what it actually costs in time and money. No fluff.
Available guides
Private AI Infrastructure
Deploy private LLM inference on your own GPU hardware. Model selection, vLLM vs Ollama, RAG setup, and the VRAM math. For teams that need AI without sending data to US providers.
Mail Stack
iRedMail, Proofpoint integration, deliverability configuration, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, CrossBox setup, and the things that will silently break your mail if you miss them.
Virtualization
Proxmox cluster setup, ZFS storage, OPNsense networking, HA configuration, and backup. The complete private cloud foundation.
Developer Infrastructure
Self-hosting Gitea or Forgejo, CI/CD runners, container registry, and SSO integration. Replace GitHub and Azure DevOps on your own infrastructure.
Business Stack
Nextcloud, OnlyOffice, Mattermost, Jitsi, and mail — the full Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace replacement. What it takes to run it properly.
Migration
Moving from AWS, Azure, or Microsoft 365 to private infrastructure. Assessment methodology, tooling, common failure modes, and what takes longer than you expect.
The honest part
Every guide ends with the same section: what this actually costs to run yourself.
Not in money alone — in time, expertise, ongoing maintenance, and the incidents you'll handle at inconvenient hours.
Some organizations read these guides and decide to build. Others read them and decide that having someone else handle it is worth the monthly cost.
Both conclusions are valid. That's why the guides exist.
If you'd rather fly with a crew than solo — request access.