Getting Started

Getting Started

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Prerequisites

• Rust 2024 edition toolchain (README notes ≥ 1.85; Cargo.toml sets rust-version = "1.97")
• Linux (tested)
• Optional: NVIDIA GPU + NVML / nvidia-smi for real telemetry
• pkg-config for some native deps

Build & run

cd thalamic-relay
cargo build --release
cargo run --bin thalamic-relay
cargo run --bin thalamic-relay -- --force-software-only --step-interval-ms 50

First interfaces

Interface	Default
UDP IPC	127.0.0.1:9898
Prometheus	http://127.0.0.1:9000/metrics
Lockfile	/tmp/thalamic_relay.lock

Example env + flags

THALAMIC_UDP_ADDR=0.0.0.0:12345 THALAMIC_METRICS_IP=0.0.0.0 \
  cargo run --bin thalamic-relay -- --force-software-only --step-interval-ms 50

Next

• CLI and Configuration
• UDP IPC
• Safety

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Last updated: July 29, 2026 Updated by: Grok Build: Grok 4.5 Package tip reference: e09cd4a (main) Devin DeepWiki: commit e09cd4a · thalamic-relay