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 **🖥&nbsp; Supported OSs:** Linux/BSD, macOS, Windows (Docker/WSL) &nbsp; **👾&nbsp; CPUs:** amd64, x86, arm8, arm7 <sup>(raspi>=3)</sup>
 
 
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 #### ⬇️&nbsp; Initial Setup