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Getting Started

Create an account

Section titled “Create an account”

Sign up at app.sporeintel.com. Every message on Spore is end-to-end encrypted. During signup you’ll get a recovery code. Save it somewhere safe: it’s the only way back into your encrypted data if you forget your password.

Install the node

Section titled “Install the node”

The node runs open-source models on your hardware and earns credits while your machine sits idle.

macOS (Homebrew):

Terminal window
brew install spore/tap/spore-node

Windows (Scoop):

Terminal window
scoop bucket add spore https://github.com/Chrisischris/scoop-bucket
scoop install spore-node
Section titled “Link your node”

Start the node and follow the prompt. It opens the app so you can approve the link to your account. Once linked, pick a recommended model that fits your GPU from the Nodes page; downloads, serving, and benchmarks all happen there.

Credits

Section titled “Credits”
  • Earn by processing inference requests from the network.
  • Spend on models your own hardware can’t run.
  • Personal mode is free: your own nodes answer the request.

Balance and top-ups live on the Credits page.