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Nathan Esquenazi 5468b04550 docs: two-container Docker setup for Agent + WebUI (#288)
Adds docker-compose.two-container.yml and README section for running
hermes-agent and hermes-webui in separate Docker containers connected
via shared volumes.

The key insight: the WebUI imports hermes-agent's Python modules
directly (not via HTTP), so the agent source must be mounted into
the WebUI container. The existing docker_init.bash handles installing
the agent's dependencies at startup via uv pip install.

Shared volumes:
- hermes-home: config, sessions, skills, memory (~/.hermes)
- hermes-agent-src: agent source code for Python import

Fixes #288

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-12 00:37:35 -07:00

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# Two-container Docker Compose: Hermes Agent + Hermes WebUI
#
# This runs the agent and web UI in separate containers connected via
# shared volumes. The WebUI installs the agent's Python dependencies
# at startup from the shared agent source volume.
#
# Usage:
# docker compose -f docker-compose.two-container.yml up -d
#
# The agent container runs the gateway (CLI, Telegram, cron, etc.).
# The WebUI container serves the browser interface on port 8787.
# Both share ~/.hermes for config, sessions, and state.
services:
hermes-agent:
image: nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest
container_name: hermes-agent
volumes:
# Persist config, state, sessions, skills, memory across restarts
- hermes-home:/root/.hermes
# Expose agent source so the WebUI can install dependencies from it
- hermes-agent-src:/opt/hermes
environment:
- HERMES_HOME=/root/.hermes
restart: unless-stopped
hermes-webui:
image: ghcr.io/nesquena/hermes-webui:latest
container_name: hermes-webui
depends_on:
- hermes-agent
ports:
- "127.0.0.1:8787:8787"
volumes:
# Same hermes home as the agent — shares config, sessions, state
- hermes-home:/home/hermeswebui/.hermes
# Agent source mounted where docker_init.bash expects it.
# At startup the init script runs:
# uv pip install /home/hermeswebui/.hermes/hermes-agent
# which installs the agent and all its Python dependencies.
- hermes-agent-src:/home/hermeswebui/.hermes/hermes-agent
environment:
- HERMES_WEBUI_HOST=0.0.0.0
- HERMES_WEBUI_PORT=8787
- HERMES_WEBUI_STATE_DIR=/home/hermeswebui/.hermes/webui-mvp
# Match your host user's UID/GID for correct file permissions
- WANTED_UID=${UID:-1000}
- WANTED_GID=${GID:-1000}
# Optional: set a password for remote access
# - HERMES_WEBUI_PASSWORD=your-secret-password
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
hermes-home:
hermes-agent-src: