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Hermes already has a working install.ps1 one-liner for Windows (PowerShell), but it's labeled Early Beta with minimal documentation. I've been running Hermes natively on Windows 10/11 — no Docker, no WSL2 — and I'd like to share what I've learned.

Repo: https://github.com/markwang2658/hermes-windows-native

What works today:

  • One-click installer (install.ps1) — auto-detects Python, creates venv, installs deps
  • One-click launcher (start.ps1) — sets env vars, starts WebUI
  • Memory: ~330 MB total (vs ~1080 MB via WSL2)

Pain points I hit:

  1. POSIX path assumptions break on Windows
  2. fcntl.flock() unavailable — needs Windows fallback
  3. Unix domain sockets not supported
  4. bootstrap.py forces WSL detection
  5. Hardcoded bash -c commands fail on PowerShell-only systems

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