Small set of local MCP server installers for home Linux users

Hi all,

I have published a small open-source MCP server bundle called MCP Basic Servers:

https://github.com/mchowy-troll/mcp-basic-servers

It is a collection of simple Bash installer scripts for running local MCP HTTP servers on Linux.

The idea is simple: run one script, answer a few questions, get a working local MCP endpoint at `/mcp`.

This project is mainly for beginner and intermediate Linux users who want to experiment with MCP tools at home without manually setting up Python environments, systemd services, SQLite databases, or local web search from scratch.

It is not meant to be an enterprise-grade or hardened production platform. It is intentionally simple, readable, and designed for local/home use.

The first release includes six servers:

• web — live web search and webpage fetching through local SearXNG
• files — local workspace tools for text, CSV, Markdown and PDF
• memory — local SQLite-based memory
• contacts — local SQLite-based contacts
• wiki_verifier — Wikidata and Wikipedia context/verification tools
• weather — weather tools using Open-Meteo

Default ports are `8001-8006`, and each server exposes an MCP endpoint like:

`http://127.0.0.1:8001/mcp`

or from another device in the local network:

`http://YOUR_LOCAL_IP:8001/mcp`

I tested the final package on Arch Linux and Ubuntu-based Linux.

A few design choices:

• systemd services
• `.env` runtime configuration
• automatic timezone detection
• optional tool description languages: `pl`, `en`, `de`, `fr`, `it`, `es`
• Caddy/reverse proxy is documentation-only, not installed automatically
• intended for local or trusted LAN use

This may be useful if you are learning MCP, running local AI tools, or building a small home-lab setup and want something simple that you can inspect and modify.

Feedback is welcome, especially from people experimenting with local MCP setups.

Repository:

https://github.com/mchowy-troll/mcp-basic-servers