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Windows Installation & Setup

GoingMerry operates natively on Windows, utilizing DirectCompute graphics bindings to enable hardware GPU acceleration across modern graphics chipsets.

1. Installation​

  1. Download the Windows installer package (GoingMerrySetup.exe) from thewaitlist portal.
  2. Run the setup wizard to install the application.
  3. Once installation completes, GoingMerry will start automatically.

2. Background Tray Helper​

When running, GoingMerry places an icon in the Windows taskbar system tray:

  • Status Checking: Hover over the tray icon to verify if the server is active.
  • Port Listener: By default, it opens a network socket on 127.0.0.1:11434.
  • Close Server: Right-click the tray icon and select Quit to terminate the daemon and free model memory.

3. Command Line Interface​

The setup wizard adds merry.exe to your Windows User PATH environment variable.

Open a Command Prompt (cmd) or PowerShell terminal window and verify command availability:

merry --version

4. Setting Environment Variables​

If you need to change configurations (e.g. storage paths, listener ports):

  1. Open the Windows Start Menu, search for Edit the system environment variables, and open it.
  2. Click Environment Variables....
  3. Under User variables, click New... and define your configuration:
    • Variable name: MERRY_MODELS
    • Variable value: D:\Models\Weights
  4. Click OK and restart your terminal window or application to apply.