Operator Quickstart

Get a Mac rendering on the network in under 10 minutes.

1. Install

brew install decent-render/tap/decent

Requires macOS on Apple Silicon. The binary is unsigned — macOS may require a one-time xattr -cr bypass.

2. Pair your Mac

Sign in to your farm account at decent-render.farm/login, then:

  1. Go to Devices
  2. Click Pair New Device and name your machine
  3. Copy the one-time pairing token
decent login --token <your-pairing-token>

3. Start the daemon

decent install && decent start

This installs a launchd daemon so the node survives reboots. Check status with:

decent status

4. Verify you're online

The status command should show:

Status: Registered Dispatch: connected Worker ID: <your-device-id>

Your machine is now eligible to receive render jobs. Jobs arrive automatically when the farm has work matching your capabilities (GPU, etc).

Commands reference

CommandWhat it does
decent statusConnection + job status
decent startStart rendering in the foreground
decent installInstall the launchd daemon
decent pauseTemporarily stop accepting jobs
decent resumeResume accepting jobs
decent upgradeUpgrade to the latest version
decent tuiOpen live terminal stats and logs

decent-node remains available as a compatibility shim.