Vane

AI Search (Perplexica)

Ask a question and get a written answer with its sources, searched through SearXNG and answered by a model on your server

On this page

At a glance
Addresses and ports
Settings
In its config file
Works with
Privacy and security
What leaves this server
What LibrePortal turns off
Sources
Under the hood

Good to know before you install

Vane has no login of its own, so keep it private or turn on Authelia; it needs SearXNG and Ollama to answer.

At a glance#

What it is: AI Search (Perplexica) AI
Where it opens: Web Interface On its own port at http://your-server:port, or vane.your-domain once you have a domain
Updates: When you choose New versions wait for you to press Update
Backups: Included Part of the daily backup when that's switched on
Copies: One per server

There's no step-by-step guide for Vane here yet. Everything below comes straight from the app catalogue, so it's what LibrePortal really does when you install it. For using Vane itself, its own documentation is the place to go: github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Vane.

Addresses and ports#

Vane has one port. LibrePortal picks a free port number for each when you install, so yours will differ from anyone else's. The Config tab's Network section shows them, and the app's Open button uses the right one.

What it is	Who can reach it	With a domain
Web Interface	Trusted places only	`vane.your-domain`

Settings#

These are Vane's own settings on its Config tab. The settings every app shares, like backups, updates and where its data lives, are explained in App pages and settings.

Setting	What it does	Starts as
Ollama Model	The model fetched into Ollama for answers. Empty fetches none.	`llama3.2:3b`

In its config file#

A few more aren't on the Config tab yet. They live in the app's config file, described here so you know they exist. How to change them.

Setting	What it does	Starts as
Name `CFG_VANE_DISPLAY_NAME`	What this app is called on your dashboards. Leave empty to use its usual name	Empty
Show on the LibrePortal Dashboard `CFG_VANE_SHOW_ON_DASHBOARD`	Whether this app gets a shortcut on the front page of the LibrePortal WebUI, separate from any Dashy dashboard Choices: true, false	`true`

Works with#

These are the other apps Vane knows how to work with. Once it's installed, its page shows the same list with whether each one is connected. How this works.

Web search: Searches the web through SearXNG, so your questions are not tied to you. LibrePortal sets this up by itself when both are installed.
SearxNG
Answers: Writes its answers with a model running on this server. LibrePortal sets this up by itself when both are installed.
Ollama
Grafana: Shows dashboards for the apps that have one. works with every app
Prometheus: Collects metrics from the apps that can export them. works with every app
Uptime Kuma: Watches your apps and shows when one goes down. works with every app

Privacy and security#

All clear Vane is an AI search assistant. It uses your own search server and your own AI model, so nothing goes to outside AI companies unless you add them yourself.

What leaves this server#

Nothing leaves this server on its own.

What LibrePortal turns off#

Nothing needed switching off.

Licence: MIT. Audited: 21 October 2026. See the privacy of every app and the Promise.

Sources#

github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Vane

Under the hood#

It runs this image: itzcrazykns1337/vane:slim-v1.12.2@sha256:d2878cf9c91962aa3fc053b59bc9b89adcbdcaeb7ee36b54906e853464b2c190. The version is pinned, and moves only when you update it.
It can sit behind Authelia's sign-in once Authelia is installed.
Its own project and documentation: github.com/ItzCrazyKns/Vane

Ports, settings, tools and connections on this page are read from LibrePortal v0.10.97's app catalogue each time the guide is built.

Next steps

Every appAll the apps in the App Center, with search and categories.App settingsEvery app page has the same tabs for settings, tools and backups.Apps working togetherWhich apps connect to each other, and how to tell that they do.