Dedicated macOS¶
A Mac mini or MacBook with Apple Silicon is a good dedicated host, especially if you already use one as a stable always-on machine.
Advantages¶
- Quiet and low power consumption
- Reliable hardware
- Good fit for a permanent home lab setup
When to choose this¶
- You want a quiet machine running all the time
- You are already comfortable administering macOS
- You do not need NVIDIA GPU acceleration on the host itself
macOS with NemoClaw¶
On macOS Apple Silicon, follow NVIDIA's Quickstart for installing Docker on that platform.
Next steps¶
- OpenClaw path: AI Models then OpenClaw Prerequisites
- NemoClaw path: NemoClaw Prerequisites