# Nango (self-host) Source: https://dorkos.ai/docs/connectors/nango Keep every login on infrastructure you control # Nango (self-host) [#nango-self-host] The self-host path lets you keep every login on your own server. You run Nango, and your logins stay in your database, on infrastructure you control. Nothing about a connection leaves your systems. The self-host connector is not built yet. This page is a placeholder so you know one setup rule up front. Full steps arrive with the Nango connector. ## Where your login lives [#where-your-login-lives] When it ships, DorkOS will show you this before you connect: > You're connecting through your own Nango server. The keys to this connection are stored in your > database, on infrastructure you control. Nothing about this connection leaves your systems. ## The one rule to know now: set an encryption key [#the-one-rule-to-know-now-set-an-encryption-key] Nango only keeps your logins safe if you give it an encryption key. You must set `NANGO_ENCRYPTION_KEY` (a 256-bit key, written in base64) on your Nango server. Without it, Nango stores your logins in plain text, and the "your infrastructure, your keys" promise is not true. The DorkOS setup will refuse to run the self-host connector until this key is set. That refusal is on purpose: it protects you from a silent, unsafe setup. ## Coming soon [#coming-soon] The full self-host guide, including how to point DorkOS at your Nango server, arrives with the Nango connector. Until then, use [Composio](/docs/connectors/composio) for a managed setup or a [raw MCP server](/docs/connectors/raw-mcp) if you run your own.