diff --git a/ct/hermesagent.sh b/ct/hermesagent.sh
index 460933d4..0bd2bd77 100644
--- a/ct/hermesagent.sh
+++ b/ct/hermesagent.sh
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ description
 
 msg_ok "Completed successfully!\n"
 echo -e "${CREATING}${GN}${APP} setup has been successfully initialized!${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Connect via SSH and configure your LLM provider:${CL}"
-echo -e "${TAB}${GATEWAY}${BGN}ssh root@${IP}${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Configure your model provider and gateway server inside the container:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}su - hermes${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}hermes setup${CL}"
-echo -e "${INFO}${YW} API key stored in:${CL}"
+echo -e "${INFO}${YW} Key for Hermes API Server stored in:${CL}"
 echo -e "${TAB}${BGN}/home/hermes/.hermes/.env${CL}"
diff --git a/install/hermesagent-install.sh b/install/hermesagent-install.sh
index 9e630394..99c92f94 100644
--- a/install/hermesagent-install.sh
+++ b/install/hermesagent-install.sh
@@ -97,11 +97,8 @@ msg_ok "Created Dashboard Service"
 msg_info "Configuring Login Hints"
 cat <<'HINT' >/etc/profile.d/hermes-hint.sh
 if [[ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]]; then
-  echo "  Run 'su - hermes' to manage Hermes Agent and profiles."
+  echo "  Use 'su - hermes' to switch to the hermes user for running Hermes Agent."
 fi
-LOCAL_IP=$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}')
-echo "  Dashboard: ssh -fNL 9119:localhost:9119 root@${LOCAL_IP}"
-echo "             then open http://localhost:9119"
 HINT
 msg_ok "Configured Login Hints"
 
diff --git a/json/hermesagent.json b/json/hermesagent.json
index 061293ea..99858b87 100644
--- a/json/hermesagent.json
+++ b/json/hermesagent.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "type": "ct",
     "updateable": true,
     "privileged": false,
-    "interface_port": 8642,
+    "interface_port": null,
     "documentation": "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs",
     "website": "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com",
     "logo": "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/selfhst/icons@main/webp/hermes.webp",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             "type": "warning"
         },
         {
-            "text": "After container startup, SSH in as root and run 'hermes setup' to configure your LLM provider (OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Nous Portal, or custom endpoint).",
+            "text": "After container startup, login, switch to the hermes user (su - hermes) and run 'hermes setup' to configure your model provider and gateway server.",
             "type": "info"
         },
         {