For the best user experience on Decentraland, create an account and link your MetaWallet before the event. Additionally, these are the minimum hardware specs required to successfully run the Decentraland explorer:
The minimum requirements differ depending on if you’re running Decentraland via a web browser, or if you’re running a locally installed desktop client. The desktop client has considerably lower requirements, as it’s not limited by the browser.
Note: Decentraland currently does not run on any mobile devices.
- Web browser
- Minimum GPU: Intel HD/UHD 9th gen or equivalent / Recommended GPU: Geforce 900 series or equivalent
- Locally installed desktop client for Windows & Mac (BETA)
- Minimum GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6700 series or equivalent / Recommended GPU: AMD Radeon RX 500 series or equivalent
- Minimum GPU MEMORY: 1GB / Recommended GPU MEMORY: 4GB
- Minimum RAM: 4GB / Recommended RAM: 16GB
- Hardware requirements:
- Access via a relatively new PC or high-performance Mac (for example Macbook Pro) running on Chrome, Firefox or Brave, with a decent amount of power, internet connection and graphics card is recommended due to the 3D environment. Decentraland currently does not run on mobile devices, tablets or iPads.
Hardware accelerations:
Configure your browser and/or operating system to have access to all of your machine’s potential to run Decentraland.
For chromium-based browsers like Chrome, please refer to the below steps:
1. Open browser
2. Click on the three vertical dots on the top right corner of the browser and click on “Settings”
3. Click on “Advanced” to expand it and then click on “System”
4. Toggle the switch to enable “Use hardware acceleration when available.”
5. Restart the browser
For more info and troubleshooting:
https://docs.decentraland.org/player/general/faq/
https://docs.decentraland.org/decentraland/hardware-requirements/
https://docs.decentraland.org/player/general/hardware-acceleration/
Decentraland Troubleshooting guide
What should I do if I encounter the following:
Ensure your computer has the recommended system specifications in Point 4 above.
You may also try these steps:
a. Update your Chromium-based browser
i.Open browser
ii.Click on the three vertical dots on the top right corner of the browser and click on “Settings”
iii.Click “About Chrome”. It will automatically check and update your browser if any new version is available
iv.Click on “Relaunch” after the update
b. Update your Firefox browser
i.Open browser
ii.Click on the three vertical line on the top right corner of the browser and click on “Help”
iii.Click on “About Firefox”. It will automatically check and update your browser if any new version is available
c. Clear cache and temporary files on your browser
i.Open browser
ii.Click on “History”
iii.Click on “Clear browsing data”
iv.Check “Cached images and files”, then click “Clear data”
d. Disable all other extensions on your browser
e. Make sure the internet connection is stable. Decentraland recommends at least 10 Mbps internet speed. Search “my internet speed” on your browser and run a speed test to check your internet speed.