Run a private network

A private network keeps coordination under your control and is the appropriate default for sensitive workloads or a lab with trusted machines.

Create the coordinator

1. Install Mycellios on the machine that will coordinate the network.
2. Open Settings.
3. Under Coordinator, choose Local network on this machine.
4. Confirm that the coordinator is reachable from the trusted LAN.

The coordinator manages registration, model discovery, scheduling, deadlines, and cancellation. Model stages still execute on the selected workers.

Connect another machine

1. Install and open Mycellios on the second machine.
2. Open Settings and choose a remote coordinator.
3. Enter the HTTPS/WSS address exposed by the coordinator host.
4. Enable contribution only after confirming that the destination is the intended private network.

Use TLS at any boundary beyond a trusted loopback setup. Restrict coordinator and launch-agent access to known hosts; a remote launch agent must use an authenticated allowlist rather than accepting arbitrary commands.

Validate the network

Before sending a workload, verify:

• every expected worker appears under Nodes;
• each node shows a runtime state, not only a socket connection;
• the intended model appears under Models;
• the route contains the expected stages and machines;
• a small generation succeeds before a larger workload is admitted.

Current boundary

The repository includes remote-agent, probe, route, and two-host gate machinery. The versioned public evidence still does not include a passing large-model route between two residential GPU computers. Treat a new private deployment as its own measured environment.