Outpost
Data protection and data security when using the Outpost in MeinGPT Enterprise
The Outpost is an OnPremise solution specifically developed for maximum data security and data protection in companies. All your documents and data remain completely within your own infrastructure.
Note
Note: This page describes the self-hosted (on-premise) Outpost. If you instead use the cloud-hosted data pools in the standard MeinGPT package, your documents and embeddings are managed by MeinGPT and stored in our German cloud infrastructure (Hetzner, ISO 27001) — not on your own infrastructure. For details on the standard option, see Data Sources (RAG) and the Outpost overview.
How does the Outpost work?
Key points at a glance: The Outpost runs entirely within your infrastructure and only ever releases what's needed to answer a given request — everything else stays local.
- 🏠 Fully OnPremise: All documents and embeddings stay in your infrastructure
- 🔒 Encrypted Transfer: How much is transferred per request is governed by the data pool's release level — see below
- ⚡ Temporary Processing: No persistent storage in the cloud
- 🛡️ Rate-Limiting: Protection against mass queries
What happens during a search query?
User asks question
You ask a question in MeinGPT that requires access to your company data.
Request to Outpost
MeinGPT forwards your request encrypted to your local Outpost.
Local search in Outpost
The Outpost searches your local vector database and finds the most relevant text sections for your query.
Minimal data selection
Only the content relevant to your question is selected; exactly how much is governed by the data pool's release level (see below).
Transfer back to cloud
The selected text sections are transferred back to the MeinGPT cloud in encrypted form.
AI processing in the cloud
The AI temporarily processes the text sections and creates a precise answer to your question.
Response and automatic deletion
The finished answer is sent to you and all temporary data in the cloud is automatically deleted.
What stays local, what gets transferred?
✅ Always stays on site
- The corpus: Your files live and stay on your infrastructure. What travels is only ever what answers a single question — never the folder, never the index.
- Vector database: All embeddings are stored locally
- Access credentials: Credentials stay on site and are never transmitted
- Shared folders and services: configurable on the device only, never from the cloud
🔄 Transferred per question (encrypted)
How much is decided by the data pool's release level — the setting that answers this question. It is set per folder in the Outpost application on the machine, not by an administrator in the web console:
| Level | What is transferred |
|---|---|
| Text only (default) | The matching passages together with the text directly before and after them, plus the file name |
| Original files | Everything from “Text only” plus the file itself |
There used to be a level below these — only the matching passages and the file name — and it is no longer offered: it was not real restraint, because whoever gets a passage can keep asking until the context is assembled. Existing data pools still set to it keep working unchanged.
None of it is stored in the cloud after processing. The detail, and what it means for an audit: Outpost security.
Security & Compliance
Beyond data sovereignty, every connection is covered by the same security measures used across the rest of the MeinGPT platform:
Enterprise-Grade Security:
- 🔐 TLS/SSL Encryption: Industry standard for all transfers
- 🎯 Minimal data transfer: Only the necessary is sent
- 📊 Complete audit trails: Tracking of all requests
- 🌍 GDPR compliant: Data remains under your control
Frequently Asked Questions
Where are my documents stored?
All your documents, embeddings, and metadata are stored exclusively OnPremise in your own infrastructure. The Outpost never stores sensitive data in the cloud.
What data is transferred to the cloud?
Exactly how much is governed by the data pool's release level — see the "What stays local, what gets transferred?" section above for details. The transfer is also limited by rate limiting.
What happens in case of a cloud security incident?
Your source files, search index and access credentials stay in your infrastructure. What a request retrieves is governed by the release level. No documents, embeddings, or access credentials are stored in the cloud.
Is the Outpost GDPR compliant?
Yes, the Outpost supports GDPR compliance as all sensitive data remains under your complete control. Processing takes place locally in your infrastructure.
For questions about data protection, please contact our support team: support@meingpt.com