Snapshot
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- Umbrel is a personal home cloud: plug-and-play hardware (Umbrel Home, Umbrel Pro) or the free umbrelOS installed on your own machine, managed from a web browser.
More detail
- It stores files, backs up phone photos, streams media, runs local AI models and agents, runs a Bitcoin node, and installs 300+ self-hosted apps with one click, keeping the data on hardware in your home.
- Best for
- Households and individuals who want private file, photo, media and backup storage plus local AI, Bitcoin nodes or self-hosted apps on hardware they own, especially first-timers who want plug-in-and-go (Umbrel Home) or power users who need large storage and AI headroom (Umbrel Pro).
- Pricing
- Hardware purchase plus free personal-use software, not a subscription.
More detail
- Umbrel Home and Umbrel Pro are sold as devices, but the captured pages only show "From" pricing, so exact prices are unknown. umbrelOS is free for personal use under the PolyForm Noncommercial License, with all updates included a
- Main limitation
- Buyers who want a fully managed service with no hardware to power, maintain or replace, and DIY users on Raspberry Pi or machines without 2+ internal drives or a supported GPU, who lose FailSafe storage and GPU acceleration.
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About
- Umbrel is a personal home cloud: plug-and-play hardware (Umbrel Home, Umbrel Pro) or the free umbrelOS installed on your own machine, managed from a web browser.
- It stores files, backs up phone photos, streams media, runs local AI models and agents, runs a Bitcoin node, and installs 300+ self-hosted apps with one click, keeping the data on hardware in your home.
What it helps with
- Replacing rented cloud storage and photo services with storage on hardware you own
- Keeping photos, files and videos out of third-party data centers
- Running local AI models and agents so data does not leave the home
- Verifying Bitcoin blocks and connecting wallets through your own node
- Blocking ads across the whole home network and reaching home securely from anywhere
- Streaming your own movies, shows and music from a home server
- Reducing self-hosting friction with one-click app installs instead of manual Docker work
Capabilities
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| Offering | Available | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| One-click App Store | Yes | 300+ self-hosted apps including Nextcloud, Immich, Jellyfin, Home Assistant, n8n, Pi-hole, Tailscale, Ollama and Bitcoin Node. |
| Automatic phone photo backup | Yes | iPhone and Android apps back up the camera roll to the Umbrel automatically. |
| Local AI models and agents | Yes | Runs Ollama, Hermes Agent, OpenClaw and similar; umbrelOS 2.0 adds a built-in MCP server so AI agents can install apps and manage files within granted permissions. |
| Drive-failure protection (FailSafe) | Limited | Requires 2+ internal NVMe/SATA slots; not available on Raspberry Pi. |
| GPU acceleration | Limited | Auto-detects NVIDIA, AMD and Intel GPUs on Intel/AMD devices, including Thunderbolt eGPUs; not universal. |
| Multiple household accounts | Yes | Per-person accounts, home screens, private Home folders and granular sharing in umbrelOS 2.0. |
| Run virtual machines in a browser tab | Yes | Machines feature runs Windows, Ubuntu, Debian and Android desktops from the browser. |
| Cloud import from other providers | Yes | Pulls files from Dropbox, OneDrive and iCloud Drive, one-time or continuously synced. |
| Backups and file version history | Yes | Back up to another Umbrel, a NAS or an external drive, with Rewind for earlier file versions. |
| Monthly subscription required | No | Software is free for personal use; buyers pay for hardware, drives and electricity. |
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