# Requirements

## Hardware Requirements

* CPU: recommended > 8 cores
* Memory: recommended 32 GiB RAM
* NVIDIA GPU: 
  * Recommended > 16 GiB VRAM (minimum 4 GiB)
  * [Compute capability](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus) >= 7.5 (contact us for support for older GPUs)

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See [#reference-systems](#reference-systems "mention")for a list of hardware recommendations.
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## Software Requirements

* [ ] Linux (Recommended: [Ubuntu](https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop)  22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS)
* [ ] Windows 11 / Server 2022 with [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install)
* [ ] [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) latest version.
* [ ] [NVIDIA driver](https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx) latest version.
* [ ] [NVIDIA Docker runtime](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/install-guide.html#getting-started)

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Support for Windows 10 is experimental. [Read more.](/container/requirements-and-installation/installation-on-windows.md)
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## Licensing

You will be provided a **license file** which is required to run Celantur container. To personalize your license, you need to provide us your GPU UUID. This is the unique identifier of your GPU.

### How do I find my GPU UUID

On **Linux** with NVIDIA driver installed, run in terminal:

```sh
nvidia-smi -L
```

On **Windows** (via Windows Subsystem for Linux), run in PowerShell:

```sh
nvidia-smi.exe -L
```

## Reference Systems 

This is a list of reference systems used by the Celantur. All systems using Linux as the operating system.

Please ask your contact person for performance metrics.

<table data-card-size="large" data-column-title-hidden data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th data-type="rating" data-max="5"></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Gamma</strong> </td><td>5</td><td><mark style="color:green;"><strong>Recommend by Celantur</strong></mark></td><td><ul><li>Intel Core i7-13700</li><li>G.SKILL Flare X5 64 GB RAM (2x32)</li><li>MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR5 Mainboard, Intel</li><li>Asus GeForce RTX 4090 24 GB</li><li>2 TB Samsung SSD 980 PRO, PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Beta</strong></td><td>4</td><td><mark style="color:green;"><strong>Recommend by Celantur</strong></mark></td><td><ul><li>Intel Core i7-11700K</li><li>Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB (2x32GB)</li><li>ASUS Prime Z590-P Gaming Mainboard, Intel LGA 1200 Socket</li><li>ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB OC Version</li><li>2 x Samsung SSD 870 QVO 1TB</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Alpha</strong></td><td>3</td><td></td><td><ul><li>WORKSTATION HP Z440 SC</li><li>XEON E5-1650 v4</li><li>64GB RAM</li><li>NVIDIA QUADRO P5000 (16 GB Video Memory)</li><li>1 TB HDD </li><li>256 GB SDD </li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

## FAQ

#### Is Microsoft Windows supported?

Yes, Celantur Container runs on Windows 11. However, CUDA / GPU support on Windows is currently in an experimental stage.

Alternative, you can install Ubuntu on a separate partition:

1. Create a [bootable USB](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview) or [bootable DVD](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/burn-a-dvd-on-windows#1-overview).
2. Follow the [official stept-by-step installation tutorial](https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-ubuntu-desktop#1-overview).

You can [install Windows and Ubuntu](https://opensource.com/article/18/5/dual-boot-linux) on the same machine.


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