System Requirements

Before installing Moltbot, ensure your environment meets the following requirements. Moltbot is designed to be lightweight, but its “agentic” nature requires specific runtime environments.

Hardware Requirements

Minimum

CPU: 2 cores (x86_64 or ARM64)
RAM: 4GB (8GB recommended for Docker)
Disk: 10GB free space
Network: Stable internet connection (for API calls)

Recommended (Best Experience)

Device: Mac Mini M4 or Linux VPS
RAM: 16GB+
CPU: Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) or 4+ core Intel/AMD

Software Dependencies

1. Node.js (If running locally)

Version: Node.js 18.x or higher (LTS recommended).
Check version: node -v

2. Docker (Recommended)

Docker Desktop (Mac/Windows) or Docker Engine (Linux).
Docker Compose: V2.0+.

3. Git

Required to clone the repository and update the agent.

API Keys

Moltbot is an interface; the “intelligence” comes from Large Language Models (LLMs). You will need at least one of the following:

Anthropic API Key (Required for primary reasoning):
- Model: claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 (Highly Recommended)
- Get Key from Anthropic Console
OpenAI API Key (Optional, for specific tasks):
- Model: gpt-4o
- Get Key from OpenAI

Operating System Support

OS	Status	Notes
macOS	✅ Fully Supported	Best development experience.
Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)	✅ Fully Supported	Best for servers/VPS.
Windows (WSL2)	✅ Supported	Requires WSL2. PowerShell/CMD not recommended.
Windows (Native)	⚠️ Experimental	May encounter path/permission issues.