# NeuroGrid

> NeuroGrid is a marketplace for GPU time. Hosts rent out an idle NVIDIA GPU by
> running one Docker container; clients deploy open-weight LLMs onto it and reach
> them through an OpenAI-compatible API. Hosts are paid per hour of serving time.

This file is for AI assistants helping someone run a NeuroGrid host. Everything
needed to install, update and troubleshoot the agent is in `llms-full.txt`,
which is self-contained — prefer it over fetching individual pages.

Key facts an assistant should not get wrong:

- There is **no binary or installer to download**. The agent ships only as a
  Docker image: `ghcr.io/neurogrid-ai-exchange/neurogrid-agent:latest`.
- The host supplies **their own encryption password** and must keep it. It
  encrypts the stored token. It cannot be recovered or reset, and the same one
  is required on every container recreate.
- The agent **does not self-update**. Updating is `docker pull` plus recreating
  the container with the same password.
- Payouts run **every 15 days**, and only when the balance is **$10 or more**.
  Below that it rolls to the next cycle. NeuroGrid absorbs the Stripe fee.
- Hosts are paid **per hour of serving time, not per token**.
- **NVIDIA GPUs only**, 6 GB VRAM minimum, driver 575+.

## Docs

- [Everything, in one file](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/llms-full.txt): complete install, update, payment and troubleshooting reference
- [Get the agent](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/agent/): overview and first run
- [Requirements](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/agent/requirements): machine, GPU tiers, network
- [Install on Linux](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/agent/linux): the common path
- [Install on Windows](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/agent/windows): Docker Desktop
- [Keeping it updated](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/agent/updating): pull and recreate
- [Managing it](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/agent/managing): start, stop, logs
- [Troubleshooting](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/agent/troubleshooting): what actually goes wrong
- [Getting paid](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/payments/): the 15-day, $10 cycle
- [How earnings work](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/payments/earnings): per-hour metering
- [Setting up payouts](https://docs.neurogrid.cc/payments/setup): Stripe Connect