{"id":835,"date":"2025-09-14T17:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/?post_type=documentation&#038;p=835"},"modified":"2025-09-14T18:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:01:09","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"documentation","link":"https:\/\/shareai.now\/docs\/provider\/manage-application\/overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>ShareAI Applications<\/strong> enables you to seamlessly share your device\/s resources and contribute to a decentralized AI network. This guide explains how to use the ShareAI app effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Entering the Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start sharing your computing resources, toggle the <strong>Standby<\/strong> switch located on the left side of the application to enter the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1-1024x575-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1-1024x575-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1-1024x575-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1-1024x575-1-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> You must enable <strong>at least one AI model<\/strong> for sharing. The toggle next to each model indicates if that model is enabled and available on the network from your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding Available Tokens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Available Tokens<\/strong> displayed next to each AI model represent how many tokens you have earned by sharing that specific model with the network. When another user makes a request using the model hosted on your device, you earn additional tokens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1024x575-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1024x575-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1024x575-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-1024x575-1-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI Model Names and Parameters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each AI model has a name indicating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Family Name:<\/strong> Such or <code>deepseek<\/code> \ud83d\udd34<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Model Version:<\/strong> e.g., <code>r1<\/code> \ud83d\udfe2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Model Parameters:<\/strong> e.g., <code>1b<\/code>, <code>8b<\/code> (&#8220;b&#8221; stands for billions of parameters) \ud83d\udd35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The larger the number of parameters, the better the quality of responses from the AI model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-9-1024x575-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-9-1024x575-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-9-1024x575-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-9-1024x575-1-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VRAM Requirements and Recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your device\u2019s GPU VRAM determines which AI models you can efficiently run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Below Recommended VRAM<\/strong>: The model will run, but performance may not be optimal. Upgrading your GPU or selecting a model more suitable for your current VRAM is recommended. \ud83d\udfe1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Minimum VRAM Not Met<\/strong>: You cannot run this model, as your current GPU VRAM is insufficient. You&#8217;ll need a GPU with greater VRAM capacity to use this model. \ud83d\udd34<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-2-1024x575-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-2-1024x575-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-2-1024x575-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/shareai.now\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-04-27-164422-2-1024x575-1-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selecting Multiple Models<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can enable multiple AI models simultaneously. Doing so increases the likelihood of receiving network tasks, benefiting the overall ShareAI community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ShareAI Applications enables you to seamlessly share your device\/s resources and contribute to a decentralized AI network. This guide explains how to use the ShareAI app effectively. Entering the Network To start sharing your computing resources, toggle the Standby switch located on the left side of the application to enter the network. 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