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Vol. I — The Ownership Issue

For twenty years the deal was simple: hand over your data, and the cloud would make life easy — your photos, files and passwords living on someone else's computer, scanned and billed monthly, forever.

Infinixism ends the deal.

A single silent computer, on a shelf in your home, runs everything the cloud did — privately, offline, and yours. Not a promise of privacy. A physical fact: no account to suspend, no server to subpoena, no company in the middle.

SearXNG
Firefly III
Duplicati
Kavita
Mealie
Matrix + Element
Gitea
Uptime Kuma
Immich
Nextcloud
Vaultwarden
Jellyfin
Home Assistant
AdGuard Home

18 apps. One silent box. Zero subscriptions.

18 apps shipping todayFrom $549 — or free on a computer you ownNo subscription required. Ever.Works offline, in your house
I.

Convenience was never the problem.

Photos that organise themselves. Files on every device. A vault for your passwords. None of this is bad. The price was the catch — not in dollars, but in surveillance.

II.

The server was always the moat.

Companies own their infrastructure. You rented theirs. The only thing standing between you and the same power was forty hours of setup no normal person should have to learn.

III.

We automated the hard part.

The pod arrives configured. One guided setup installs everything. What used to take a weekend and a forum account now takes fifteen minutes and a power outlet.

For the family techie doing the vetting: no Docker, no terminal, no YAML — unless you want it. It's all open underneath, and there's a free bring-your-own-machine tier.

The exchange

Every rented service, swapped for one you own. Same job, done at home.

Google PhotosImmich· AI photo search, at home
Google Drive / iCloudNextcloud· files, calendar, contacts
LastPass / 1PasswordVaultwarden· your password vault, at home
Plex Pass / streaming boxesJellyfin· your own movies & shows, no ads
ChatGPTPrivate AI· an assistant that keeps your secrets
Mint / YNABFirefly III· budgets the bank can't see
BackblazeDuplicati· encrypted backup to a drive you own
NextDNS / ad blockersAdGuard Home· the whole house, ad-free

It doesn't stop at eight.

The pod carries its own app store — 18 apps today, curated, tested, and installed in one click. Each one runs on your machine, under your roof. No accounts, no ads, no rent.

Immich
replaces Google Photos
Nextcloud
replaces Google Drive / iCloud
Vaultwarden
replaces LastPass / 1Password
Jellyfin
replaces Plex / streaming boxes
Home Assistant
replaces Google Home / Alexa
AdGuard Home
replaces ads & trackers, network-wide
Private AI
replaces ChatGPT
SearXNG
replaces Google Search
Firefly III
replaces Mint / YNAB
Duplicati
replaces Backblaze
Kavita
replaces Kindle library
Mealie
replaces recipe apps
Grocy
replaces grocery apps
WGER
replaces MyFitnessPal
Authentik
replaces Okta / Auth0
Gitea
replaces GitHub (private)
Matrix + Element
replaces Signal / WhatsApp servers
Uptime Kuma
replaces status-page SaaS

Every app on this page ships today. More arrive monthly — and the store lives on the pod itself, so nothing you browse is reported to anyone.

The arithmetic

Strike out what you don't pay for. What's left is the monthly rent on your own life.

You pay today
$94.94/mo
$1139/yr · $2279/yr for a two-adult home
The pod
$549once
No subscription required. Ever.

How it happens

01

It arrives

A silent mini PC shows up at your door. Plug it into power and your router.

02

Run setup once

Type the simple code from your order. The pod installs and configures everything itself.

03

It's yours

Open any device. Your photos, files, passwords, movies and AI are already there — and they never leave.

The objections

Do I need to be good with computers?+

No. If you can plug in a router, you're set. One guided setup, fifteen minutes, no Linux, no Docker, no IT degree — and the family techie can inspect every layer.

What happens if it breaks?+

Plug in any USB drive and the pod keeps an encrypted backup of everything on it. Restore to fresh hardware in about 20 minutes. 1-year hardware warranty.

Can my whole family use it?+

Yes. Each person gets their own private account and space — kids, parents, grandparents. The Hearth tier is built for households.

How do I reach my stuff when I'm away from home?+

A private connection — one only your family can use — reaches your pod from anywhere, without exposing anything to the public internet.

Is my data really private?+

We can't see it. Not because we promise — because it physically lives on your machine, in your home. There's no cloud account to suspend, subpoena, or breach.

What if I need help?+

Email us and a real person answers — usually the founder. No phone trees, no chatbots.

One purchase. No subscription. Ever.

Five pods, one idea: the further up, the more of your life comes home.

Refuge
The essentials: photos, files, passwords
$549once
saves ~$2,340+/yr in subscriptions
  • Your photos, files & passwords — at home
  • Your own movies, music & books
  • Keeps working even when the internet is down
Choose Refuge
Most popular
Domus
Everything, plus a private AI helper
$649once
saves ~$4,020+/yr in subscriptions
  • Everything in Refuge
  • A private AI you can talk to — it never tells
  • Ads blocked for every device in the house
Choose Domus
Hearth
Built for the whole family
$699once
saves ~$5,200+/yr in subscriptions
  • Everything in Domus
  • A private space for each family member
  • Parental controls built in
Choose Hearth
Atrium
For your small business
$1,299once
saves ~$11,400+/yr in subscriptions
  • Everything in Domus
  • Invoices, team chat, documents & code — owned
  • Serious security for client work
Choose Atrium
Citadel
Maximum privacy, for work that depends on it
$2,499once
saves ~$20,000+/yr in subscriptions
  • Everything in Atrium
  • The strongest protection we make
  • For journalists, lawyers, and the truly careful
Choose Citadel
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