Salon_Assistant/docs/DEPLOYER_HOST.md

Deployer host baselining

Status: Procedural — ready for operator use.

Purpose

Create a clean host that can run the Docker-based Lumina stack. This product is repo-driven, not tied to one developer's existing Hermes install.

Requirements

Item	Spec
OS	Linux x86_64 or arm64 (cloud VM, bare metal; WSL2 optional path only)
Resources	Multi-core CPU; ≥8–16 GB RAM recommended; disk for Docker images
Privileges	User able to install Docker / run Compose (sudo access)
Network	Outbound HTTPS to model endpoint, SaaS APIs, MCP remotes, image registry
GPU	Optional; only if local VLM is used (not required if vision is remote)

Prerequisites (before running scripts)

1. Provision host — cloud console, hypervisor, or bare metal.
2. Install base OS updates — sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y (Debian/Ubuntu) or equivalent.
3. Create deploy user — a non-root user with sudo access.
4. Install NemoClaw CLIs — nemohermes and openshell must be on PATH. See NemoClaw docs for installation.
5. Clone this repository — git clone <repo-url> && cd Salon_Assistant.

Bootstrap (S0b)

Run the bootstrap script to install Docker if missing:

./scripts/bootstrap.sh

Or via Make:

make bootstrap

What it does:

• Detects if Docker is already installed and running (idempotent).
• If missing, installs Docker via the official convenience script (Debian/Ubuntu) or dnf (RHEL/Fedora).
• Adds the current user to the docker group.
• Verifies the Docker daemon is reachable.

If Docker is already present: the script detects it and exits immediately with a success message.

Continue with install

After bootstrap, proceed to INSTALL.md for stages S1–S2.

Design reference

design/DESIGN_PLAN.md §4 Docker packaging and install stages.