> This page is for MolMIM, version 1.0.0 (Latest) (default).
> For other versions, use one of these documentation indexes:
> - 1.0.0 (Latest) (default): https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/bionemo/molmim/1.0.0/llms.txt

> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL.
> For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/bionemo/llms.txt.
> For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.nvidia.com/nim/bionemo/_mcp/server.

# Prerequisites

## System Requirements

<Note>
For detailed hardware requirements, supported GPU configurations, and system setup instructions (Docker, NVIDIA Drivers, Container Toolkit), refer to the [Support Matrix](/nim/bionemo/molmim/support-matrix).
</Note>

## NGC (NVIDIA GPU Cloud) Account

1. [Create an account on NGC](https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/)
2. [Generate an API Key](https://org.ngc.nvidia.com/setup/api-key)
3. Docker log in with your NGC API key using `docker login nvcr.io --username='$oauthtoken' --password=${NGC_CLI_API_KEY}`

## NGC CLI Tool

1. Download the [NGC CLI tool](https://org.ngc.nvidia.com/setup/installers/cli) for your OS.

<Warning>
Use NGC CLI version `3.41.1` or newer. Here is the command to install this on AMD64 Linux in your home directory:
</Warning>

```bash
wget --content-disposition https://api.ngc.nvidia.com/v2/resources/nvidia/ngc-apps/ngc_cli/versions/3.41.3/files/ngccli_linux.zip -O ~/ngccli_linux.zip && \
unzip ~/ngccli_linux.zip -d ~/ngc && \
chmod u+x ~/ngc/ngc-cli/ngc && \
echo "export PATH=\"\$PATH:~/ngc/ngc-cli\"" >> ~/.bash_profile && source ~/.bash_profile
```

2. Set up your NGC CLI Tool locally (You'll need your API key for this!):

```bash
ngc config set
```

<Note>
After you enter your API key, you may see multiple options for the org and team. Select as desired or hit enter to accept the default.
</Note>