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System requirements

OpenDDE runs entirely in Docker containers on your local machine. Here’s what you need.

Minimum requirements

ComponentMinimumRecommended
RAM8 GB16 GB
CPU4 cores8+ cores
Disk10 GB free20 GB free
DockerDocker Desktop 4.0+Latest version

Supported operating systems

  • macOS 12+ (Intel & Apple Silicon)
  • Linux (Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian 11+, Fedora 36+)
  • Windows 10/11 with WSL2 + Docker Desktop

Network requirements

The first run downloads Docker images and data (~5 GB). After that, OpenDDE needs internet access for:

  • UniProt API (fetching protein data)
  • ChEMBL API (fetching ligand data)
  • AlphaFold Database (downloading structures)
  • Anthropic API (AI assistant, optional)

All computational engines (P2Rank, RDKit, ImmuneBuilder) run locally — no cloud GPU required.

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