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Usage FAQs ​

Find answers to common questions about daily usage, applications, and system management.

Applications ​

What apps can I run in Olares? ​

The Olares Market maintains popular open-source apps like Ollama, ComfyUI, and Open WebUI.

If you have Docker experience, you can manually deploy apps not listed in the Olares Market in a testing environment.

Can I play games on my Olares device? ​

Yes. Install the Steam Headless app to transform your Olares device into a gaming server.

  • Streaming: Run games locally on Olares and stream them to devices like phones and tablets.
  • Direct play: Connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to the Olares device to play games without streaming.

How do I access the Windows environment in Olares? ​

Install and run a Windows VM from the Olares Market, and access it using any standard RDP client.

For detailed instructions, refer to Run a Windows VM on your Olares device.

Can I develop apps on Olares? ​

Yes. Install Studio to code directly in your browser, or connect your local VS Code to the device. This provides a development experience similar to your local machine while leveraging the greater power of your server hardware.

Can I manually update an application version? ​

Important

We recommend always updating applications through the Olares Market to ensure stability and compatibility.

Before publishing an update to the Market, the Olares team thoroughly tests new versions to ensure compatibility and stability. In some cases, an application might show an internal prompt for a new update before it is officially available in the Market.

If you urgently need the latest features, you can manually update the application's Docker image via the Control Hub.

Before proceeding with the manual update, review the following notes:

  • Temporary changes: Manual edits to configurations in Control Hub are not persistent. When you apply an update through the Market later on, the Market version will overwrite all your manual configurations, including the image version.
  • Unexpected behavior: After the manual update, the application might fail to start or run correctly due to compatibility issues.

Rollback

If the application fails to start or experiences compatibility issues after the manual update, you can revert it by editing the YAML again to restore the old image tag using the one you noted down earlier. For example, change docker.io/ollama/ollama:0.23.1 back to docker.io/beclab/ollama-ollama:0.20.5.

Storage ​

If I add new disks to a running Olares machine, will Olares use them automatically? ​

It depends on the type of drive:

  • USB drives: Yes. These are automatically mounted and will appear immediately in the Files app.
  • Internal drives: No. Iternal HDDs or SSDs require manual configuration to join the storage pool.
  • SMB shares: Add network storage manually. Go to External > Connect to server in the Files app.

For detailed instructions, refer to Expand storage in Olares.

Multi-node clusters ​

How do I add more machines to my cluster? ​

By default, Olares installs as a single-node cluster. To create a scalable, multi-node cluster, install Olares as a master node and then add worker nodes.

Note that this is currently an Alpha feature and works on Linux only. For detailed instructions, refer to Install a multi-node Olares cluster.