Air-Gapped Deployment

Deploy ReductrAI with zero network egress. For financial services, healthcare, government, and defense.

Zero data leaves your network. Raw telemetry stays local. AI runs locally. No cloud connection required.

Architecture Overview

+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
|                    YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE                          |
|                                                                 |
|  +------------------+     +------------------+                  |
|  |   ReductrAI      |     |   BitNet         |                  |
|  |   Binary         |---->|   (Built-in)     |                  |
|  |                  |     |                  |                  |
|  |  - Ingestion     |     |  - Zero-cost     |                  |
|  |  - DuckDB        |     |  - CPU-only      |                  |
|  |  - Detection     |     |  - No GPU req.   |                  |
|  |  - Dashboard     |     |                  |                  |
|  +------------------+     +------------------+                  |
|           |                                                     |
|           |  License validated locally (signed JWT)             |
|           |                                                     |
|  +--------v---------+                                           |
|  |   Your Apps      |                                           |
|  |   (telemetry)    |                                           |
|  +------------------+                                           |
|                                                                 |
|  ============================================================   |
|              NO OUTBOUND NETWORK CONNECTIONS                    |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+

Requirements

ReductrAI binary with BitNet (download once, copy to air-gapped network)
BitNet model (~412MB, included with binary)
Enterprise license (contact sales@reductrai.com)
Standard CPU (no GPU required)
2GB+ RAM (BitNet has 0.4GB memory footprint)

Step 1: Obtain License

Contact sales@reductrai.com for an enterprise license. For air-gapped networks, we provide offline license validation.

Step 2: Download BitNet Model

On an internet-connected machine, download the BitNet model:

        # Download BitNet model (412MB)

        reductrai model download

        # Model is stored in ~/.reductrai/models/

        # Copy entire ~/.reductrai directory to air-gapped machine

Transfer to Air-Gapped Network

        # On internet-connected machine:

        tar -czf reductrai-bundle.tar.gz ~/.reductrai /usr/local/bin/reductrai

        # Transfer via USB/approved media to air-gapped machine

        # On air-gapped machine:

        tar -xzf reductrai-bundle.tar.gz -C /

Alternative: Ollama (Optional)

If you prefer more model options, you can also use Ollama:

        # Download Ollama and model

        curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

        ollama pull llama3.2

Step 3: Install ReductrAI Binary

Download the binary on an internet-connected machine, then transfer to air-gapped network:

        # Download binary

        wget https://github.com/reductrai/releases/releases/latest/download/reductrai-linux-amd64

        # Transfer to air-gapped machine and install

        chmod +x reductrai-linux-amd64

        mv reductrai-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/reductrai

Step 4: Configure ReductrAI

Set environment variables for air-gapped operation:

        # License key

        export REDUCTRAI_LICENSE=your-license-key

        # Standard settings

        export REDUCTRAI_PORT=8080

        export REDUCTRAI_DATA_DIR=~/.reductrai

With BitNet, no additional LLM configuration is needed. AI inference runs locally on your CPU with zero network traffic.

Step 5: Start ReductrAI with BitNet

        # Start ReductrAI with BitNet (recommended)

        reductrai start --bitnet

        # Verify

        reductrai status

Step 6: Access Dashboard

The dashboard runs locally on the ReductrAI binary:

http://localhost:8080/dashboard

In air-gapped mode, the dashboard is served directly from the binary. No external cloud connection.

Recommended Models for Air-Gapped

Model	Size	RAM Required	Notes
BitNet b1.58 (Recommended)	412 MB	0.4 GB	Zero-cost, CPU-only, no GPU needed
Llama 3.2 8B (via Ollama)	4.7 GB	8 GB	Alternative if you need more model options
Mistral 7B (via Ollama)	4.1 GB	8 GB	Alternative option

Security Considerations

Binary is obfuscated (garble) to protect proprietary code
License file uses cryptographic signatures - cannot be forged
All data stays in ~/.reductrai - audit and control access
Dashboard can be restricted to localhost or internal network
No telemetry or analytics sent anywhere

License Renewal

Enterprise licenses are issued for a fixed term (typically 1 year). Before expiration, contact sales@reductrai.com for renewal.

Troubleshooting

License validation failed: Verify your license key is correct. Contact sales@reductrai.com for enterprise air-gapped licensing.

BitNet not loading: Run reductrai model download on an internet-connected machine first, then transfer the ~/.reductrai/models directory.

Need Help?

For enterprise and air-gapped deployments, contact our team:

Email: sales@reductrai.com
Security: security@reductrai.com