diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f3b3e1d4..47bf2f2a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,100 +28,37 @@ OpenRAG is a comprehensive Retrieval-Augmented Generation platform that enables
 
 Use the OpenRAG Terminal User Interface (TUI) to manage your OpenRAG installation without complex command-line operations.
 
-To launch OpenRAG with the TUI, do the following:
+To quickly install and start OpenRAG, run `uvx openrag`.
 
-1. Clone the OpenRAG repository.
-    ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/langflow-ai/openrag.git
-    cd openrag
-    ```
+To first set up a project and then install OpenRAG, do the following:
 
-2. To start the TUI, from the repository root, run:
-    ```bash
-    # Install dependencies first
-    uv sync
-    
-    # Launch the TUI
-    uv run openrag
-    ```
+1. Create a new project with a virtual environment using `uv init`.
 
-    The TUI opens and guides you through OpenRAG setup.
+   ```bash
+   uv init YOUR_PROJECT_NAME
+   cd YOUR_PROJECT_NAME
+   ```
+
+   The `(venv)` prompt doesn't change, but `uv` commands will automatically use the project's virtual environment.
+   For more information on virtual environments, see the [uv documentation](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/pip/environments).
+
+2. Ensure all dependencies are installed and updated in your virtual environment.
+   ```bash
+   uv sync
+   ```
+
+3. Install and start the OpenRAG TUI.
+   ```bash
+   uvx openrag
+   ```
+   
+   To install a specific version of the Langflow package, add the required version to the command, such as `uvx --from openrag==0.1.25 openrag`.
 
 For the full TUI installation guide, see [TUI](https://docs.openr.ag/install).
 
-## Docker installation
+## Docker or Podman installation
 
-If you prefer to use Docker to run OpenRAG, the repository includes two Docker Compose `.yml` files.
-They deploy the same applications and containers locally, but to different environments.
-
-- [`docker-compose.yml`](https://github.com/langflow-ai/openrag/blob/main/docker-compose.yml) is an OpenRAG deployment for environments with GPU support. GPU support requires an NVIDIA GPU with CUDA support and compatible NVIDIA drivers installed on the OpenRAG host machine. 
-
-- [`docker-compose-cpu.yml`](https://github.com/langflow-ai/openrag/blob/main/docker-compose-cpu.yml) is a CPU-only version of OpenRAG for systems without GPU support. Use this Docker compose file for environments where GPU drivers aren't available.
-
-Both Docker deployments depend on `docling serve` to be running on port `5001` on the host machine. This enables [Mac MLX](https://opensource.apple.com/projects/mlx/) support for document processing. Installing OpenRAG with the TUI starts `docling serve` automatically, but for a Docker deployment you must manually start the `docling serve` process.
-
-To install OpenRAG with Docker:
-
-1. Clone the OpenRAG repository.
-    ```bash
-    git clone https://github.com/langflow-ai/openrag.git
-    cd openrag
-    ```
-
-2. Install dependencies.
-    ```bash
-    uv sync
-    ```
-
-3. Start `docling serve` on the host machine.
-    ```bash
-    uv run python scripts/docling_ctl.py start --port 5001
-    ```
-    
-4. Confirm `docling serve` is running.
-    ```
-    uv run python scripts/docling_ctl.py status
-    ```
-
-    Successful result:
-    ```bash
-    Status: running
-    Endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:5001
-    Docs: http://127.0.0.1:5001/docs
-    PID: 27746
-    ```
-
-5. Build and start all services.
-
-    For the GPU-accelerated deployment, run:
-    ```bash
-    docker compose build
-    docker compose up -d
-    ```
-
-    For environments without GPU support, run: 
-    ```bash
-    docker compose -f docker-compose-cpu.yml up -d
-    ```
-
-   The OpenRAG Docker Compose file starts five containers:
-   | Container Name | Default Address | Purpose |
-   |---|---|---|
-   | OpenRAG Backend | http://localhost:8000 | FastAPI server and core functionality. |
-   | OpenRAG Frontend | http://localhost:3000 | React web interface for users. |
-   | Langflow | http://localhost:7860 | AI workflow engine and flow management. |
-   | OpenSearch | http://localhost:9200 | Vector database for document storage. |
-   | OpenSearch Dashboards | http://localhost:5601 | Database administration interface. |
-
-6. Access the OpenRAG application at `http://localhost:3000` and continue with the [Quickstart](https://docs.openr.ag/quickstart).
-
-    To stop `docling serve`, run:
-    
-    ```bash
-    uv run python scripts/docling_ctl.py stop
-    ```
-
-For more information, see [Install with Docker](https://docs.openr.ag/get-started/docker).
+For more information, see [Install OpenRAG containers](https://docs.openr.ag/get-started/docker).
 
 ## Troubleshooting
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx b/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx
index 355423cf..d8fa252f 100644
--- a/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/get-started/install.mdx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Instead of starting OpenRAG using Docker commands and manually editing values in
 
 Once OpenRAG is running, use the TUI to monitor your application, control your containers, and retrieve logs.
 
-If you prefer running Docker commands and manually editing `.env` files, see [Install with Docker](/get-started/docker).
+If you prefer running Podman or Docker containers and manually editing `.env` files, see [Install OpenRAG Containers](/get-started/docker).
 
 ## Prerequisites 
 
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ If you prefer running Docker commands and manually editing `.env` files, see [In
 
 ## Install the OpenRAG Python wheel {#install-python-wheel}
 
-:::important
-The `.whl` file is currently available as an internal download during public preview, and will be published to PyPI in a future release.
-:::
-
 The OpenRAG wheel installs the Terminal User Interface (TUI) for configuring and running OpenRAG.
 
+To quickly install and start OpenRAG, run `uvx openrag`.
+
+To first set up a project and then install OpenRAG, do the following:
+
 1. Create a new project with a virtual environment using `uv init`.
 
    ```bash
@@ -46,26 +46,45 @@ The OpenRAG wheel installs the Terminal User Interface (TUI) for configuring and
    The `(venv)` prompt doesn't change, but `uv` commands will automatically use the project's virtual environment.
    For more information on virtual environments, see the [uv documentation](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/pip/environments).
 
-2. Add the local OpenRAG wheel to your project's virtual environment.
-
-   ```bash
-   uv add PATH/TO/openrag-VERSION-py3-none-any.whl
-   ```
-   Replace `PATH/TO/` and `VERSION` with the path and version of your downloaded OpenRAG `.whl` file.
-
-   For example, if your `.whl` file is in the `~/Downloads` directory, the command is `uv add ~/Downloads/openrag-0.1.8-py3-none-any.whl`.
-
-3. Ensure all dependencies are installed and updated in your virtual environment.
+2. Ensure all dependencies are installed and updated in your virtual environment.
    ```bash
    uv sync
    ```
 
-4. Start the OpenRAG TUI.
+3. Install and start the OpenRAG TUI.
    ```bash
-   uv run openrag
+   uvx openrag
    ```
+   
+   To install a specific version of the Langflow package, add the required version to the command, such as `uvx --from openrag==0.1.25 openrag`.
 
-5. Continue with [Set up OpenRAG with the TUI](#setup).
+    <details closed>
+    <summary>Install a local wheel without uvx</summary>
+    
+    If you downloaded the OpenRAG wheel to your local machine, follow these steps:
+
+    1. Add the wheel to your project's virtual environment.
+
+       ```bash
+       uv add PATH/TO/openrag-VERSION-py3-none-any.whl
+       ```
+
+       Replace `PATH/TO/` and `VERSION` with the path and version of your downloaded OpenRAG `.whl` file.
+
+       For example, if your `.whl` file is in the `~/Downloads` directory:
+
+       ```bash
+       uv add ~/Downloads/openrag-0.1.8-py3-none-any.whl
+       ```
+
+    2. Run OpenRAG.
+
+       ```bash
+       uv run openrag
+       ```
+    
+    </details>
+4. Continue with [Set up OpenRAG with the TUI](#setup).
 
 ## Set up OpenRAG with the TUI {#setup}
 
diff --git a/docs/docs/get-started/what-is-openrag.mdx b/docs/docs/get-started/what-is-openrag.mdx
index bae90d26..129d2df9 100644
--- a/docs/docs/get-started/what-is-openrag.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/get-started/what-is-openrag.mdx
@@ -83,4 +83,43 @@ The **OpenRAG Backend** is the central orchestration service that coordinates al
 
 **Third Party Services** like **Google Drive** connect to the **OpenRAG Backend** through OAuth authentication, allowing synchronication of cloud storage with the OpenSearch knowledge base.
 
-The **OpenRAG Frontend** provides the user interface for interacting with the system.
\ No newline at end of file
+The **OpenRAG Frontend** provides the user interface for interacting with the system.
+
+## Performance expectations
+
+On a local VM with 7 vCPUs and 8 GiB RAM, OpenRAG ingested approximately 5.03 GB across 1,083 files in about 42 minutes.
+This equates to approximately 2.4 documents per second.
+
+You can generally expect equal or better performance on developer laptops and significantly faster on servers.
+Throughput scales with CPU cores, memory, storage speed, and configuration choices such as embedding model, chunk size and overlap, and concurrency.
+
+This test returned 12 errors (approximately 1.1%).
+All errors were file‑specific, and they didn't stop the pipeline.
+
+Ingestion dataset:
+
+* Total files: 1,083 items mounted
+* Total size on disk: 5,026,474,862 bytes (approximately 5.03 GB)
+
+Hardware specifications:
+
+* Machine: Apple M4 Pro
+* Podman VM:
+  * Name: `podman-machine-default`
+  * Type: `applehv`
+  * vCPUs: 7
+  * Memory: 8 GiB
+  * Disk size: 100 GiB
+
+Test results:
+
+```text
+2025-09-24T22:40:45.542190Z /app/src/main.py:231 Ingesting default documents when ready disable_langflow_ingest=False
+2025-09-24T22:40:45.546385Z /app/src/main.py:270 Using Langflow ingestion pipeline for default documents file_count=1082
+...
+2025-09-24T23:19:44.866365Z /app/src/main.py:351 Langflow ingestion completed success_count=1070 error_count=12 total_files=1082
+```
+
+Elapsed time: ~42 minutes 15 seconds (2,535 seconds)
+
+Throughput: ~2.4 documents/second
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/tui/main.py b/src/tui/main.py
index 51418786..e0f60df2 100644
--- a/src/tui/main.py
+++ b/src/tui/main.py
@@ -497,6 +497,18 @@ def copy_compose_files(*, force: bool = False) -> None:
 
 def run_tui():
     """Run the OpenRAG TUI application."""
+    # Check for native Windows before launching TUI
+    from .utils.platform import PlatformDetector
+    platform_detector = PlatformDetector()
+
+    if platform_detector.is_native_windows():
+        print("\n" + "=" * 60)
+        print("⚠️  Native Windows Not Supported")
+        print("=" * 60)
+        print(platform_detector.get_wsl_recommendation())
+        print("=" * 60 + "\n")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     app = None
     try:
         # Keep bundled assets aligned with the packaged versions
diff --git a/src/tui/screens/diagnostics.py b/src/tui/screens/diagnostics.py
index bad456e4..a01ae302 100644
--- a/src/tui/screens/diagnostics.py
+++ b/src/tui/screens/diagnostics.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from rich.text import Text
 
 from ..managers.container_manager import ContainerManager
 from ..utils.clipboard import copy_text_to_clipboard
+from ..utils.platform import PlatformDetector
 
 
 class DiagnosticsScreen(Screen):
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class DiagnosticsScreen(Screen):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
         self.container_manager = ContainerManager()
+        self.platform_detector = PlatformDetector()
         self._logger = logging.getLogger("openrag.diagnostics")
         self._status_timer = None
 
@@ -199,6 +201,23 @@ class DiagnosticsScreen(Screen):
         """Get system information text."""
         info_text = Text()
 
+        # Platform information
+        info_text.append("Platform Information\n", style="bold")
+        info_text.append("=" * 30 + "\n")
+        info_text.append(f"System: {self.platform_detector.platform_system}\n")
+        info_text.append(f"Machine: {self.platform_detector.platform_machine}\n")
+
+        # Windows-specific warning
+        if self.platform_detector.is_native_windows():
+            info_text.append("\n")
+            info_text.append("⚠️  Native Windows Detected\n", style="bold yellow")
+            info_text.append("-" * 30 + "\n")
+            info_text.append(self.platform_detector.get_wsl_recommendation())
+            info_text.append("\n")
+
+        info_text.append("\n")
+
+        # Container runtime information
         runtime_info = self.container_manager.get_runtime_info()
 
         info_text.append("Container Runtime Information\n", style="bold")
diff --git a/src/tui/utils/platform.py b/src/tui/utils/platform.py
index 176c60c6..5b2edbab 100644
--- a/src/tui/utils/platform.py
+++ b/src/tui/utils/platform.py
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ class PlatformDetector:
         self.platform_system = platform.system()
         self.platform_machine = platform.machine()
 
+    def is_native_windows(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if running on native Windows (not WSL).
+
+        Returns True if running on native Windows, False otherwise.
+        WSL environments will return False since they identify as Linux.
+        """
+        return self.platform_system == "Windows"
+
     def detect_runtime(self) -> RuntimeInfo:
         """Detect available container runtime and compose capabilities."""
         # First check if we have podman installed
@@ -166,6 +175,23 @@ class PlatformDetector:
         ) as e:
             return False, 0, f"Error checking Podman VM memory: {e}"
 
+    def get_wsl_recommendation(self) -> str:
+        """Get recommendation message for native Windows users to use WSL."""
+        return """
+⚠️  Running on native Windows detected.
+
+For the best experience, we recommend using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
+
+To set up WSL:
+  1. Open PowerShell or Command Prompt as Administrator
+  2. Run: wsl --install
+  3. Restart your computer
+  4. Set up your Linux distribution (Ubuntu recommended)
+  5. Install Docker or Podman in WSL
+
+Learn more: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
+"""
+
     def get_installation_instructions(self) -> str:
         if self.platform_system == "Darwin":
             return """
@@ -200,6 +226,10 @@ Docker Desktop for Windows:
 
 Or Podman Desktop:
   https://podman-desktop.io/downloads
+
+For better performance, consider using WSL:
+  Run: wsl --install
+  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install
 """
         else:
             return """