# Home
## Welcome to Epizo
Your offline-first knowledge and AI system is ready.
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### What is Epizo?
**Epizo** is a personal offline server that gives you access to knowledge, education, maps, and AI β even without an internet connection.
It runs entirely on your own hardware, so everything stays:
* Local
* Private
* Always available
Think of it as running your own:
* Wikipedia
* AI assistant
* Learning platform
* Offline maps system
All in one place.
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### What You Can Do
#### π Browse Offline Knowledge
Access Wikipedia, medical references, repair guides, and ebooks β fully offline.
*Open the Information Library from the home screen or the Apps page.*
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#### π Learn Anywhere
Access educational courses (including Khan Academy-style content) with videos and exercises β no internet required.
*Open the Education module from the home screen or the Apps page.*
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#### π§ Use Local AI
Ask questions, write content, brainstorm ideas, or analyze documents.
* Runs entirely offline
* No cloud
* No tracking
**Open AI Chat β**
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#### π Build Your Knowledge Base
Upload your own:
* PDFs
* Notes
* Documents
Epizo indexes them so your AI can search and reference them instantly.
**Open Knowledge Base β**
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#### πΊοΈ Use Offline Maps
Explore and navigate without internet access.
Download regions once β use them anytime.
**Open Maps β**
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#### βοΈ Check System Performance
Run a system benchmark to understand your hardware performance and optimize AI usage.
**Open Benchmark β**
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### Getting Started
**New to Epizo?** Start with the Easy Setup:
**Run Easy Setup β**
This will help you:
* Install core modules
* Choose content
* Configure your system
You can also follow the full guide:
**Getting Started Guide β**
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### Quick Links
| I want to... | Go here |
| -------------------------- | ------------------ |
| Chat with AI | AI Chat β |
| Upload documents | Knowledge Base β |
| Install or manage modules | Apps β |
| Download knowledge content | Content Explorer β |
| Manage downloaded content | Content Manager β |
| Download maps | Maps Manager β |
| Run performance test | System Benchmark β |
| Update system | Updates β |
| View system status | System Info β |
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### Keeping Your System Updated
Epizo works fully offline β but updates improve your system when internet is available.
We recommend updating when possible to get:
* New features
* Performance improvements
* Updated knowledge (Wikipedia, courses, maps)
* Better AI models
Once updated, everything remains available offline.
**Check for Updates β**
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### One Last Thing
Epizo is built for reliability.
When the internet is slow, unstable, or unavailable β your system keeps working.
Knowledge, AI, and tools remain in your control.
Always.
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