From 2bb30730c2c303148a082f08e3dc272f79fccd63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:57:51 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add minimum requirements to semantic search docs

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 docs/docs/configuration/semantic_search.md | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/semantic_search.md b/docs/docs/configuration/semantic_search.md
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--- a/docs/docs/configuration/semantic_search.md
+++ b/docs/docs/configuration/semantic_search.md
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ Frigate has support for [Jina AI's CLIP model](https://huggingface.co/jinaai/jin
 
 Semantic Search is accessed via the _Explore_ view in the Frigate UI.
 
+## Minimum System Requirements
+
+Semantic Search works by running a large AI model locally on your system. Small or underpowered systems will not run reliably or at all.
+
+A minimum of 8GB of RAM is required to use Semantic Search. A GPU is not strictly required but will provide a significant performance increase over CPU-only systems.
+
+For best performance, 16GB or more of RAM and a dedicated GPU are recommended.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Semantic search is disabled by default, and must be enabled in your config file before it can be used. Semantic Search is a global configuration setting.