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To install the plugin, refer to the [Grafana Image Renderer Installation instructions](/grafana/plugins/grafana-image-renderer/?tab=installation#installation).
### Memory requirements
Rendering images requires a lot of memory, mainly because Grafana creates browser instances in the background for the actual rendering. Grafana recommends a minimum of 16GB of free memory on the system rendering images.
Rendering multiple images in parallel requires an even bigger memory footprint. You can use the remote rendering service in order to render images on a remote system, so your local system resources are not affected.
## Configuration
The Grafana Image Renderer plugin has a number of configuration options that are used in plugin or remote rendering modes.