System requirements · self-hosted

Which Mac or server you need to run Rosa yourself.

Rosa runs 24/7, so she needs a machine that stays on, an SSD with room for a year of mail, and for real-time voice conversations an Apple Silicon Mac. With managed hosting we take care of all of this.

Minimum

macOS 13 or Linux with Docker4 cores · 16 GB RAM60 GB free SSDAlways-on connection

everything except real-time voice

Recommended

Apple Silicon M2 or newer24 GB unified memory256 GB free SSDWired ethernet, never sleeps

every feature, full speed

Multiple businesses

M4 Pro / Max or server with 8 vCPU32 GB or more512 GB free SSDSeparate context per mailbox

4+ mailboxes simultaneously

Five setups we have tested

Setup

Briefings & triage

Documents & OCR

Real-time voice

Businesses simultaneously

RecommendedMac mini M4 Pro24 GB unified · 512 GB SSD · always on. ± €1,900 one-time.

Full speed, briefing in ~40 s

On-device OCR, overnight

Yes, within one second

Up to 4 mailboxes

Rented serverEU VPS, 8 vCPU / 32 GBNVMe, Docker, Frankfurt or Amsterdam. ± €40/mo.

Full speed, 24/7

Full, OCR on CPU

Yes, voice in the cloud

Unlimited, add vCPU

Room to spareMac Studio M4 Max36-64 GB unified · 1 TB SSD. Suitable for a holding company.

Full speed, ~20 s

Real-time, no batches

Yes, fully on-device

8+ mailboxes, parallel

Existing laptopMacBook Pro M1-M3, 16 GBWorks, but travels with you; she sleeps when the lid closes.

Full, as long as it is awake

Overnight in batches

Only when docked

2 mailboxes comfortably

MinimumIntel MacBook Pro i9, 16 GB2019 and later. No Apple Silicon means no on-device voice.

Yes, takes ~3 min

Slow, small batches

Not supported

One mailbox

fully supported works with limitations not on this hardware

Don't want to own any of this? Managed hosting is €59/mo all-in, and you can still move to your own machine later, including your data.

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