Host PC Requirements for Phone Farm Control

The host PC is the control brain of a phone farm — underspec hosts cause mirror lag, sync failures, and USB timeouts. **Baseline planning (adjust on quote):** - 8–16+ physical CPU cores for 20–40 mirrored Android nodes - 32–64 GB RAM for large mirror farms - SSD for OS and APK cache - Dedicated USB 3.x controller cards when exceeding onboard port count **USB topology:** - One uplink per hub tree; avoid daisy-chaining consumer hubs - Powered industrial hubs on quoted BOM - Separate controllers for iPhone and Android stacks when mixed **Network:** - Wired LAN for host; stable upload if remote support sessions run - Router sized for concurrent device groups **OS:** Windows common for batch-control tools; Linux paths for ADB-heavy QA — confirm compatibility with your software before hardware PO. Send target node count and software name on RFQ for host sizing notes on proforma. See also the help article "How Many Phone Farm Boxes Can One PC Control?" and the Buyer Specs page at /buyer-specs for the full procurement index.