From 4fc0f9218047b5db7764263ccb96ad6cd81ca615 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Robert Wilkins III <1147229+genome21@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021 23:41:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md to include requirements

Promote ease of adoption by placing the requirements in the README at the root folder level.
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 README.md | 9 +++++++++
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 - Use cloud servers to speed up tests, compilations, downloads, and more
 - Preserve battery life when you're on the go; all intensive tasks run on your server
 
+## Requirements
+
+For a good experience, we recommend at least:
+
+- 1 GB of RAM
+- 2 cores
+
+You can use whatever linux distribution floats your boat but in our [guide](./docs/guide.md) we assume Debian on Google Cloud.
+
 ## Getting Started
 
 There are two ways to get started: