Quick Start

Desktop App

macOS, Windows, Linux

The quickest way to start contributing is through our official desktop client:

  1. Download the latest w.ai client.

  2. Launch the application and follow the onboarding steps.

  3. Begin contributing immediately once setup is complete.

CLI

Linux (Ubuntu 24.04)

To get started with the CLI, first add the PPA and install the package:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:w-ai/w.ai
sudo apt update
sudo apt install w-ai-cli

After that, you can run

wai help

To get an overview of the commands.

Review w.ai CLI Guide for more details.

Docker

Linux with Docker/Podman

For containerized environments, we provide optimized Docker images:

# NVIDIA GPUs (CUDA)
docker pull wdotai/wai:latest-cuda
# NVIDIA or AMD GPUs (Vulkan)
docker pull wdotai/wai:latest

# Example with CUDA
docker run --gpus all \
           -v ~/.wombo:/root/.wombo \
           -e W_AI_API_KEY=your_key_here \
           wdotai/wai:latest-cuda run

See Docker for detailed instructions

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