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Desktop install (double-click)

The simplest way to use DM Loremind: a standalone installer, with no Docker, Java, or Python to install. You double-click, and the application opens in your browser.

For server / homelab use

If you want to host DM Loremind on a server or access it from several machines on your network, prefer the Docker install (Windows / Linux).

1. Download​

Head to the Download page and pick your platform:

  • Windows → .msi file
  • Linux → .AppImage file
Hardware requirements

The AI runs through the cloud (1min.ai, Mistral, Google AI Studio, OpenRouter) — no particular requirement. To run the AI locally via Ollama, plan for at least 16 GB of RAM; for a comfortable experience, aim for 32 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GPU with 16 GB of VRAM. See Ollama configuration.

2. Install​

Windows (.msi)​

  1. Double-click the downloaded .msi file.
  2. Follow the wizard (installation folder, shortcuts). No administrator rights required — the installation is done for your user account only.
  3. On the last screen, leave the "Launch DM Loremind" box checked to start right away.

The application then appears in the Start menu (under the "DM Loremind" group).

Linux (.AppImage)​

  1. Make the file executable: 
    chmod +x DM_Loremind-*.AppImage
  2. Double-click it (or launch it from a terminal: ./DM_Loremind-*.AppImage).
libfuse2 (Ubuntu 22.04+ and derivatives)

Some recent distributions no longer include libfuse2, which is required by AppImages. If the file refuses to start:

sudo apt install libfuse2

Alternative without installing anything: launch it with ./DM_Loremind-*.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run.

3. First launch​

  • A splash screen is displayed while the engine starts up (a few seconds), then the application opens automatically in your default browser:

splash screen

  • On the very first launch, the default language is French on a French system, or English for all others.
  • Everything runs locally: the interface is served at http://localhost:8080.
Default settings credentials

By default, the admin username and password are admin / admin, and the application listens on port 8080 (so the default URL is http://localhost:8080).

Controlling the application​

A notification-area icon (taskbar, on Windows and most Linux desktops) lets you, via a right-click:

  • Open the application in the browser;
  • Edit the configuration (port, admin credentials);
  • Open the data folder;
  • Quit cleanly (which also stops the background AI engine).

systray DM Loremind

Where is my data?​

Everything lives in ~/.loremind (%USERPROFILE%\.loremind on Windows), outside the installation folder — so it is never touched by an update:

  • the database (H2, file-based);
  • the images;
  • the loremind.properties configuration: port (8080 by default) and admin credentials (admin / admin by default).

You can adjust these settings via the systray icon → "Edit the configuration" (applied on the next startup).

What's next?​

Access from another device (beta)​

Settings → Access from a tablet, or the tray's Connecter une tablette… item, authorises a browser on the local network. Desktop keeps its usual address; paired devices use a separate port, 8765 by default. Follow the tablet guide for pairing, Windows network checks and revoking access.