The best models live in someone else's cloud, behind someone else's terms and someone else's government — a model you rent can be cut off overnight; a model in your own house can't. These are open-source guides to build that machine: every part, every bracket, every BIOS setting, every assembly photo. Pick the size that fits your budget and your work. Build it once; own it for good.
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- Pick a build below by budget and the models you want to run — 2× · 4× · 8×.
- Source the parts from that build's Bill of Materials — 2× · 4× · 8×.
- Make the housing — print the STL files or CNC the STEP files — 2× · 8×.
- Assemble — follow the photo-by-photo assembly guide — 2× · 4× · 8×.
- Software — BIOS setup, GPU testing, and Grid.
There's a build for every budget and use case. Each is a complete, self-contained guide: bill of materials, housing files, wiring, BIOS, and assembly photos.
 2× — Home |
 4× — Team |
 8× — On-prem business |
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Setup — BIOS tuning for multi-GPU, NVIDIA drivers, and your OS.
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Testing — confirm every GPU is detected, linked at full PCIe width, and stable under load.
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Run Grid — Grid is our open-source orchestration layer for local AI: it pools the computers you already own — this rig, your Mac, the workstation in the corner — behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint and routes each request to whichever machine is running the right model, on your local network or remotely.
curl -fsSL https://grid.autonomous.ai/install.sh | bash
Built one? Improved a part? Found a better component? See CONTRIBUTING.md — and share your build. The best community builds get featured.
Open source under the MIT License. Fork it, change it, build your own and sell it — we just want it built.
Questions? Open an issue.