2.7.2.3.1. Select a platform

The container requires a Linux environment with access to an NVIDIA GPU. There are three ways to do this:

Ways to Set Up a Linux Environment with GPU Access

Component

Requirement

Exam and Comments

Operating System

Linux is recommended for production use ; Windows is supported

On Windows using Docker Desktop or Docker Engine in WSL—see Section 2.3.

NVIDIA Drivers

Driver that reports the card and its VRAM size

nvidia-smi must display the driver version and graphics memory.

NVIDIA Container Toolkit

required – pass the GPU to the container using --gpus all

Test: docker run --rm --gpus all nvidia/cuda:12.8.0-base-ubuntu22.04 nvidia-smi. If the test does not run, any further configuration is pointless.

Docker

Version 23 or later

docker --version

Membership in the group docker

A company user is a member

`docker ps` must work without `sudo`; administrator privileges are not required.

Approval with the catalog data

mounted on the host and passed into the container

The mount target must match the configured prefix (default: /media/windowsshare) and be available before the container starts—otherwise, the container will see an empty directory.

Certificate Mount

Only for HTTPS operation

If the resource is missing, the service silently falls back to HTTP.

exps-Mount (Checkpoint 73)

Only for the "visual," "din_lite," and "visual_norm_blend_optin" presets

The model file (1.3 GB) is not included in the image; six of the nine presets run without this mount.

HuggingFace Token / Model License

Not required for the standard build

The default gemma4 build (Apache 2.0, ungated) can be built without a token or license consent. An HF token is only required for opt-in builds that also include gemma3 (rollback/A-B).

Option

Suitable for

Please note

Linux HostProduction Operation – the RecommendationAutomatic startup, stable mounts, no unusual behavior after a restart.
Windows with Docker DesktopDemo and Developer ComputersMost basic version, with built-in GPU support. Subject to a fee for organizations with 250 or more employees or $10 million in revenue—to be clarified with the customer .
Windows with Docker Engine in WSLCustomers without a Docker Desktop licenseFree, more manual work: Container Toolkit included in the distribution; enable systemd if needed.