# Consumer quickstart

Source: https://nodedocs.mor.org/get-started/quickstart-consumer

This is the shortest path to chat with a remote model on Morpheus. For a full walk-through (including the optional local-only model and cleanup), see [Consumer install](/consumers/quickstart).

<Steps>
  <Step title="Download a release">
    Grab the latest package for your OS from the [GitHub releases page](https://github.com/MorpheusAIs/Morpheus-Lumerin-Node/releases). Mainnet builds have no suffix; testnet builds end in `-test`. Asset names look like (version will differ):

    | OS | File |
    |----|------|
    | macOS | `mac-arm64-morpheus-app-<version>.dmg` (Apple Silicon) or `mac-x64-...` (Intel) |
    | Linux | `linux-x86_64-morpheus-app-<version>.AppImage` (or `linux-arm64-...`) |
    | Windows | `win-x64-morpheus-app-<version>.exe` (portable) |
  </Step>
  <Step title="Install and launch">
    <Tabs>
      <Tab title="macOS">
        Open the `.dmg` and drag **MorpheusUI** into **Applications**. The build is not notarized, so clear the quarantine flag before the first launch:

        ```bash
        xattr -c /Applications/MorpheusUI.app
        ```

        Then open the app from Applications.
      </Tab>
      <Tab title="Linux">
        Make the AppImage executable and run it (adjust the filename to the version you downloaded):

        ```bash
        chmod +x linux-x86_64-morpheus-app-*.AppImage
        ./linux-x86_64-morpheus-app-*.AppImage
        ```
      </Tab>
      <Tab title="Windows">
        Double-click the portable `.exe`. Allow Defender if prompted.
      </Tab>
    </Tabs>
  </Step>
  <Step title="Let the app fetch its components">
    On every OS, the first launch (and the first launch after an update) shows a **Starting services** screen. The app downloads the components it needs — the proxy-router, the AI runtime (`llama.cpp`), the local demo model (`tinyllama`), and an IPFS node — verifying what is already present and skipping anything it already has. It then starts each service and shows per-item status.

    One item, **Container Runtime** (Docker), is only *detected*, never installed: it is required solely for containerized agent features. If a service fails or you don't need it — no Docker installed, for example — click **Skip** to continue into the app; **Retry** re-runs the failed steps.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Onboard the UI">
    In MorpheusUI, accept the terms, set a password, and either create a new wallet or recover an existing one with your mnemonic. Save the mnemonic somewhere safe.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Fund the wallet">
    Send `MOR` and `ETH` on BASE to the wallet address shown in the lower-left of the UI. See [Networks and tokens](/get-started/networks-and-tokens).
  </Step>
  <Step title="Open a session and chat">
    Click **Chat → Change Model**, pick a remote model, click **Open Session**, stake at least `5` MOR, and prompt away. To close early, expand the session line and click the **X** next to it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
Confused about MOR appearing "locked" right after opening a session? That is expected — see [Where is my MOR?](/ai/where-is-my-mor) and [Session states](/ai/session-states-open-close-recover).
</Tip>