We will install Hermes on Docker to avoid it change your main environment. This setup will use OpenRouter and configured the free model for starting, you may change the model in Hermes prompt anytime. The configuration will also use Telegram as the messaging gateway.

To connect Hermes with Telegram:

• In Telegram, search @BotFather (the one with the verified tick)
• Send this command: /newbot
• Pick a name
• Copy the token, we will add the token to our configuration.

Create the folder for your Hermes:

mkdir C:\Users\YourUsername\hermes-data

Run the setup wizard:

docker run -it --rm -v C:\Users\YourUsername\hermes-data:/opt/data nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest setup

Create a custom Docker network:

docker network create hermes-net
ocker network connect hermes-net hermes-agent

Create or edit the docker-compose.yml

services:
  hermes:
    image: nousresearch/hermes-agent:latest
    container_name: hermes

    restart: unless-stopped

    volumes:
      - C:\Users\KdeK\hermes-data:/opt/data

    ports:
      - "8642:8642"
      - "9119:9119"

    stdin_open: true
    tty: true

Create or edit the .env file, get the value from the specified service:

OPENROUTER_API_KEY=sk-or-v1-ABCDEFGabcdefg0123456789
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=0123456789:ABCDE123456--abcde123456-aABbCc
TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS=123456789

Start the docker:

cd hermes-data
docker compose up -d