Setup guides

A practical guide to install hermes on macos in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.

A practical guide to install hermes on linux in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.

A practical guide to install hermes on windows and wsl in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.

A practical guide to run the setup wizard in a verified Hermes/Rocky workflow.

A practical guide to the Hermes configuration file: model, tools, gateway, memory, security, terminal, compression, and display settings.

The post-install checklist for confirming Hermes and Rocky are ready: setup wizard, model auth, doctor checks, tools, and a harmless test task.

Move from installation to one verified Hermes conversation before adding gateways, automation, voice, or advanced routing.

Install and verify the tested Tier 2 Hermes path on Android while respecting Termux-specific dependency and voice limitations.

Select macOS, native Windows, WSL2, Linux, Docker, Android, or Nix with an explicit support-tier and feature-boundary decision.

Operate Hermes inside WSL2 without slow repositories, broken permissions, line-ending surprises, or confused Windows-to-Linux networking.

Install and validate Hermes directly on Windows while respecting Git Bash execution, locked-process updates, UTF-8, and the embedded-terminal limitation.

Install Hermes under a dedicated non-root account by separating one-time browser system dependencies, the per-user installer, launcher PATH, and service-runtime verification.