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Docker install (homelab / server)

This method runs DM Loremind in Docker containers. Prefer it for a server / homelab or for access from several machines on the network.

For simple use on a single PC

Prefer the desktop install (double-click): simpler, with no Docker or configuration.

Hardware requirements​

Local AI (Ollama)

To run the AI locally via Ollama, plan for at least 16 GB of RAM and a modern CPU/GPU. With a lightweight model such as gemma4:e4b, 16 GB is enough but inference stays slow; for a comfortable experience, aim for 32 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GPU with 16 GB of VRAM.

If you use a cloud AI (1min.ai, Mistral, Google AI Studio, OpenRouter), no particular hardware requirement.

Windows​

DM Loremind Windows installer

The Windows installer automates the entire setup: WSL2, Docker Desktop, generating the secure .env, launching the stack.

Prerequisites: Windows 10 (version 2004+) or Windows 11, an account with administrator rights, and an Internet connection (to download Docker Desktop and the images).

Procedure​

  1. Download the files from the GitHub repo into a single folder (for example Downloads\DM Loremind\):
  2. Right-click install.bat → Run as administrator.
  3. Accept the UAC prompt.

What the installer does​

  1. Checks / installs WSL2 (a reboot may be required — re-run the script afterwards).
  2. Checks / installs Docker Desktop via winget.
  3. This is the most important part: the program asks you to choose the username / password for your administrator account. The browser will ask you for these credentials when you log in to the application (this notably secures the settings part).
  4. When you are asked to choose between Ollama and 1min.ai during installation, you can leave it blank: Ollama will be used first by default.
  5. Once this is done, the application will try to install Ollama if you want it to: see Configure Ollama.
  6. Generates %LOCALAPPDATA%\DM Loremind\.env with random passwords.
  7. Launches the stack and opens http://localhost:8081 in your browser.
Why install.bat?

The .bat simply launches install.ps1 cleanly (UAC + an ExecutionPolicy scoped to the session, without changing any system settings). It is purely declarative and auditable in a few lines.

Antivirus false positives​

Some antivirus software may flag PowerShell scripts. If that happens:

  • Check that you are indeed downloading from the official organization IGMLcreation/LoreMind on GitHub.
  • The installers' source code is fully public and auditable.
  • You can add a one-off exception for the download folder.

Linux​

Compatible with Debian, Ubuntu, ZorinOS, and other Ubuntu-based distributions (tested personally on ZorinOS).

NVIDIA graphics card

This guide targets machines equipped with an NVIDIA card. Installation with local Ollama on an AMD card has not yet been tested.

Installing the NVIDIA drivers​

The NVIDIA drivers are required for Ollama to start without trouble and to avoid installation errors. First, configure the repository:

curl -fsSL https://nvidia.github.io/libnvidia-container/gpgkey | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/nvidia-container-toolkit-keyring.gpg \
&& curl -s -L https://nvidia.github.io/libnvidia-container/stable/deb/nvidia-container-toolkit.list | \
  sed 's#deb https://#deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/nvidia-container-toolkit-keyring.gpg] https://#g' | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-container-toolkit.list

Then install the toolkit:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y nvidia-container-toolkit

And finally, configure the Docker runtime for NVIDIA:

sudo nvidia-ctk runtime configure --runtime=docker

Installing DM Loremind​

Get the installer from the GitHub repo: the install.sh and secure-host-ollama.sh files. install.sh is the installation script; secure-host-ollama.sh secures the communication between DM Loremind and Ollama if you installed Ollama separately.

Make the scripts executable, in the folder where they are located:

chmod +x install.sh
chmod +x secure-host-ollama.sh

Then run the installation:

./install.sh
Docker rights

Make sure you have the necessary Docker rights. If Docker is not installed on your machine, you may run into a first error because of insufficient rights for your user — see Docker rights below.

What the installer does​

  1. Installs Docker via the official get.docker.com script if absent.
  2. Adds the current user to the docker group (re-login required the first time).
  3. Installs DM Loremind in ~/.local/share/loremind.
  4. Generates a .env with random passwords.
  5. Launches the stack and opens http://localhost:8081.

Docker rights​

If your user's rights do not allow running Docker commands, here is the procedure:

sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

Then enable the rights in the current session:

newgrp docker

And normally there should be no more errors.

Next steps​