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# Outpost

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:** 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)](/en/docs/integrations/data-pools-rag) and the [Outpost overview](/en/docs/integrations/vault).

## How does the Outpost work?

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**Key points at a glance:**
- 🏠 **Fully OnPremise:** All documents and embeddings stay in your infrastructure
- 🔒 **Encrypted Transfer:** Only relevant text sections, never complete documents
- ⚡ **Temporary Processing:** No persistent storage in the cloud
- 🛡️ **Rate-Limiting:** Protection against mass queries

## What happens during a search query?

You ask a question in meinGPT that requires access to your company data.

meinGPT forwards your request encrypted to your local Outpost.

The Outpost searches your local vector database and finds the most relevant text sections for your query.

Only the text sections truly relevant to your question are selected - never complete documents.

The selected text sections are transferred back to the meinGPT cloud in encrypted form.

The AI temporarily processes the text sections and creates a precise answer to your question.

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, set by an administrator in the web console:

| Level | What is transferred |
| --- | --- |
| **Text only** (default) | The matching passages, the file name and the complete text of the relevant documents |
| **Original files** | Everything from “Text only” plus the file itself |

There used to be a level below these — the matching passages only — 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](/docs/integrations/vault/security).

## Security & Compliance

**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?

Only relevant text sections in response to specific search queries - never complete documents or raw data. The transfer is limited by rate limiting.

### What happens in case of a cloud security incident?

Your sensitive data is protected as it never leaves your infrastructure. 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.

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For questions about data protection, please contact our support team: [support@meingpt.com](mailto:support@meingpt.com)