💡 Hardware & Best-Practice Recommendations

Choose the setup that best matches your workload and power budget:

Use Case Recommended Hardware Recommended Mode
Zero-Noise USB Cloud on Wi-Fi Router OpenWrt router (ARM64, ARMv7, MIPSEL, MIPS, 128 MB+ flash or USB extroot + USB 3.0 SSD) OpenWrt .ipk Storage-Only node (< 5 W) + Public AI Node in UI
Everyday Laptop / Ultrabook Any Windows 10/11 x64 or Linux laptop (8–16 GB RAM, no discrete GPU needed) -WithAi -Agentic (AI_PROVIDER = agentic — local CPU RAG + P2P remote GPU inference)
Silent 24/7 Home NAS + AI Bridge Intel N100 / AMD Ryzen Mini-PC (e.g. Beelink, Minisforum, 16–32 GB RAM, NVMe SSD) Linux onmydisk-connector + Agentic or Hybrid mode
Low-Power Offline AI Appliance Rockchip RK3588 SBC (Orange Pi 5 / Firefly / Rock 5B, 16 GB RAM + 6 TOPS NPU) Linux arm64 Connector + RKLLAMA (gemma-2-2b-it-rk3588)
Full Private AI & ComfyUI Workstation Linux or Windows PC with NVIDIA RTX 3060 12 GB / 4070 / 4090 (32+ GB RAM, NVMe SSD) AI_PROVIDER = local (Ollama gemma4 + local ComfyUI)

2. Tips for High RAG & Search Quality

  • Descriptive Filenames & Folder Hierarchy: Clear folder structures and meaningful filenames significantly improve both hybrid filesystem lookup and semantic chunk ranking.
  • Leverage .Readme.md Sidecars & #hashtags: Adding short descriptions or #project tags in notes or <file>.Readme.md sidecars gives On My Chat high-signal metadata during retrieval; keep AUTO_RECOGNIZE_IMAGES = true enabled if you want photos indexed automatically.
  • Preserve Document Metadata: Avoid stripping PDF/Office titles, headings, and author metadata — WordCraft and pandoc use document structure to produce cleaner semantic chunks.

3. Security Best Practices

  • Store Your 24-Word DID Recovery Passphrase Offline: Your root did:gun keypair controls device certificates and E2EE GunDB chat/knowledge graphs — the server cannot reset or decrypt it for you.
  • Review Paired Devices Periodically: In Settings → Profile / Devices, revoke any old browsers or lost devices with one click (authorized: false).
  • Use Scoped Shares for External Collaborators: Share specific folders with expiration timers or passwords rather than pairing guest browsers as admin PairedDIDs.