What is a private AI server?
How a local LLM runs on a private AI server, what still needs a network connection and where a small office machine reaches its limits.
Definitions · 5 minute read
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Private AI,
explained properly.
Seventeen guides on the questions that matter before an office buys or enables AI: where data goes, which rules may apply, how installation and support work, what local hardware changes and how to compare cost.
By Harry, Matt and Riley, co-founders · official sources linked · reviewed 31 August 2026
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New to it? Start with a local LLM and private AI server. To see the product itself, open the Harness feature guide. For recordings, see AI transcription and privacy. For team workflows, browse AI for business and industry.
Does patient data leave Australia?
How to trace a transcription service through hosting, processing, storage and sub-processors.
Health and privacy · 6 minute read
AI transcription and Australian privacy law
A practical map of recording consent, collection notices, overseas disclosure, security and retention.
General legal information · 7 minute read
Australian privacy obligations and AI
Privacy Act coverage, existing APP duties and the automated-decision policy change from 10 December 2026.
General legal information · 7 minute read
On-premise AI and subscription costs
A worked comparison without invented productivity savings or a pretend universal break-even point.
Cost method · 5 minute read
Local AI installation in Australia
Scope, data boundaries, acceptance tests, remote delivery and the difference between a download and a handed-over business system.
Buying and setup · 9 minute read
Local AI hardware for Australian business
Choose memory, storage and platform from the real workload, busiest hour, support route and ownership period.
Hardware · 9 minute read
On-premise AI support and maintenance
Updates, backups, restore tests, remote access, responsibility boundaries and the exit plan after handover.
Operations · 10 minute read
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Legal guides link to current legislation and regulator pages. Hardware and vendor terms can change too. Open the source again before relying on a detail in a policy, contract or purchase.
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These guides are general information, not legal, medical, tax, financial or other professional advice. LocallyAI can explain a system's technical data flow. Your qualified adviser should apply the law and professional rules to your facts.
Running AI offline
What works with the network cable out, which quoted workflows need acceptance testing and the connected exceptions buyers should check.
Definitions · 4 minute read
Private AI for a law firm
Matter search, dictation, file notes and conveyancing workflows, with client files and privilege kept inside the office.
Industry · 5 minute read
What does on-premise AI cost in Australia?
What sits inside the starting price, what service costs each year, and the point where owning beats paying per person.
Money · 5 minute read
Per-seat licensing versus owning the machine
Subscriptions price growth as a penalty. A machine you own does not care how many staff use it.
Money · 5 minute read
Mac, Strix Halo or DGX Spark?
Three ways to run the same software. The real question is operating system, memory headroom and who looks after it.
Hardware · 5 minute read
Private AI for an accounting practice
Client files, BAS periods, engagement letters and file notes — without client financials leaving the office.
Industry · 5 minute read
Private AI for an engineering firm
Project search, site notes, revision comparison and repeatable checks, with source control and professional review left intact.
Industry · 6 minute read
Medical transcription on your own machine
Consent, accuracy review, templates, privacy boundaries and acceptance testing for Australian clinics.
Health and privacy · 6 minute read
Worked prices are examples based on the assumptions shown. Current product scope, availability, price and terms come from the written quote and final order documents.