InvokeAI/docs/installation/010_INSTALL_AUTOMATED.md

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title: Installing with the Automated Installer
---

# InvokeAI Automated Installation

## Introduction

The automated installer is a Python script that automates the steps
needed to install and run InvokeAI on a stock computer running recent
versions of Linux, MacOS or Windows. It will leave you with a version
that runs a stable version of InvokeAI with the option to upgrade to
experimental versions later.

## Walk through

1.  Make sure that your system meets the [hardware
    requirements](../index.md#hardware-requirements) and has the
    appropriate GPU drivers installed. For a system with an NVIDIA
    card installed, you will need to install the CUDA driver, while
    AMD-based cards require the ROCm driver. In most cases, if you've
    already used the system for gaming or other graphics-intensive
    tasks, the appropriate drivers will already be installed. If
    unsure, check the [GPU Driver Guide](030_INSTALL_CUDA_AND_ROCM.md)

    !!! info "Required Space"

        Installation requires roughly 18G of free disk space to load
        the libraries and recommended model weights files.

        Regardless of your destination disk, your *system drive*
        (`C:\` on Windows, `/` on macOS/Linux) requires at least 6GB
        of free disk space to download and cache python
        dependencies.

	NOTE for Linux users: if your temporary directory is mounted
        as a `tmpfs`, ensure it has sufficient space.

2.  Check that your system has an up-to-date Python installed. To do
    this, open up a command-line window ("Terminal" on Linux and
    Macintosh, "Command" or "Powershell" on Windows) and type `python
    --version`. If Python is installed, it will print out the version
    number. If it is version `3.9.1` or `3.10.x`, you meet
    requirements.

    !!! warning "At this time we do not recommend Python 3.11"

    !!! warning "If you see an older version, or get a command not found error"

        Go to [Python Downloads](https://www.python.org/downloads/) and
        download the appropriate installer package for your platform. We recommend
        [Version 3.10.9](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3109/),
        which has been extensively tested with InvokeAI.


    _Please select your platform in the section below for platform-specific
    setup requirements._

    === "Windows"
        During the Python configuration process, look out for a
        checkbox to add Python to your PATH and select it. If the
        install script complains that it can't find python, then open
        the Python installer again and choose "Modify" existing
        installation.

        Installation requires an up to date version of the Microsoft
        Visual C libraries. Please install the 2015-2022 libraries
        available here:
        https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

        Please double-click on the file `WinLongPathsEnabled.reg` and
        accept the dialog box that asks you if you wish to modify your registry.
        This activates long filename support on your system and will prevent
        mysterious errors during installation.

    === "Linux"
         To install an appropriate version of Python on Ubuntu 22.04
         and higher, run the following:

         ```
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv
         sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.10 3
         ```

         On Ubuntu 20.04, the process is slightly different:

         ```
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y software-properties-common
         sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
         sudo apt install python3.10 python3-pip python3.10-venv
         sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.10 3
         ```

         Both `python` and `python3` commands are now pointing at
         Python3.10. You can still access older versions of Python by
         calling `python2`, `python3.8`, etc.

         Linux systems require a couple of additional graphics
         libraries to be installed for proper functioning of
         `python3-opencv`. Please run the following:

         `sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y libglib2.0-0 libgl1-mesa-glx`

    === "Mac"

        After installing Python, you may need to run the
        following command from the Terminal in order to install the Web
        certificates needed to download model data from https sites. If
        you see lots of CERTIFICATE ERRORS during the last part of the
        install, this is the problem, and you can fix it with this command:

            `/Applications/Python\ 3.10/Install\ Certificates.command`

        You may need to install the Xcode command line tools. These
        are a set of tools that are needed to run certain applications in a
        Terminal, including InvokeAI. This package is provided
        directly by Apple. To install, open a terminal window and run `xcode-select --install`. You will get a macOS system popup guiding you through the
        install. If you already have them installed, you will instead see some
        output in the Terminal advising you that the tools are already installed.
	More information can be found at [FreeCode
        Camp](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/install-xcode-command-line-tools/)

3.  The InvokeAI installer is distributed as a ZIP files. Go to the
    [latest release](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases/latest),
    and look for a file named:

    - InvokeAI-installer-v2.X.X.zip

    where "2.X.X" is the latest released version. The file is located
    at the very bottom of the release page, under **Assets**.

4.  Unpack the zip file into a convenient directory. This will create a new
    directory named "InvokeAI-Installer". When unpacked, the directory
    will look like this:

    <figure markdown>
    ![zipfile-screenshot](../assets/installer-walkthrough/unpacked-zipfile.png)
    </figure>

5.  If you are using a desktop GUI, double-click the installer file
    appropriate for your platform. It will be named `install.bat` on
    Windows systems and `install.sh` on Linux and Macintosh
    systems. Be aware that your system's file browser may suppress the
    display of the file extension.

    On Windows systems if you get an "Untrusted Publisher" warning.
    Click on "More Info" and then select "Run Anyway." You trust us, right?

6.  Alternatively, from the command line, run the shell script or .bat file:

    ```cmd
    C:\Documents\Linco> cd InvokeAI-Installer
    C:\Documents\Linco\invokeAI> install.bat
    ```

7.  The script will ask you to choose where to install InvokeAI. Select a
    directory with at least 18G of free space for a full install. InvokeAI and
    all its support files will be installed into a new directory named
    `invokeai` located at the location you specify.

    <figure markdown>
    ![confirm-install-directory-screenshot](../assets/installer-walkthrough/confirm-directory.png)
    </figure>

    - The default is to install the `invokeai` directory in your home directory,
      usually `C:\Users\YourName\invokeai` on Windows systems,
      `/home/YourName/invokeai` on Linux systems, and `/Users/YourName/invokeai`
      on Macintoshes, where "YourName" is your login name.

    - The script uses tab autocompletion to suggest directory path completions.
      Type part of the path (e.g. "C:\Users") and press ++tab++ repeatedly
      to suggest completions.

8.  The installer will autodetect your platform and will request you to
    confirm the type of GPU your graphics card has. On Linux systems,
    you will have the choice of CUDA (NVidia cards), ROCm (AMD cards),
    or CPU (no graphics acceleration). On Windows, you'll have the
    choice of CUDA vs CPU, and on Macs you'll be offered CPU only. When
    you select CPU on M1 or M2 Macintoshes, you will get MPS-based
    graphics acceleration without installing additional drivers. If you
    are unsure what GPU you are using, you can ask the installer to
    guess.

    <figure markdown>
    ![choose-gpu-screenshot](../assets/installer-walkthrough/choose-gpu.png)
    </figure>


9.  Sit back and let the install script work. It will install the third-party
    libraries needed by InvokeAI and the application itself.

    Be aware that some of the library download and install steps take a long
    time. In particular, the `pytorch` package is quite large and often appears
    to get "stuck" at 99.9%. Have patience and the installation step will
    eventually resume. However, there are occasions when the library install
    does legitimately get stuck. If you have been waiting for more than ten
    minutes and nothing is happening, you can interrupt the script with ^C. You
    may restart it and it will pick up where it left off.

10. After installation completes, the installer will launch the
    configuration script, which will guide you through the first-time
    process of selecting one or more Stable Diffusion model weights
    files, downloading and configuring them. We provide a list of
    popular models that InvokeAI performs well with. However, you can
    add more weight files later on using the command-line client or
    the Web UI. See [Installing Models](050_INSTALLING_MODELS.md) for
    details.

    <figure markdown>
    ![downloading-models-screenshot](../assets/installer-walkthrough/downloading-models.png)
    </figure>

    If you have already downloaded the weights file(s) for another Stable
    Diffusion distribution, you may skip this step (by selecting "skip" when
    prompted) and configure InvokeAI to use the previously-downloaded files. The
    process for this is described in [Installing Models](050_INSTALLING_MODELS.md).

11. The script will now exit and you'll be ready to generate some images. Look
    for the directory `invokeai` installed in the location you chose at the
    beginning of the install session. Look for a shell script named `invoke.sh`
    (Linux/Mac) or `invoke.bat` (Windows). Launch the script by double-clicking
    it or typing its name at the command-line:

    ```cmd
    C:\Documents\Linco> cd invokeai
    C:\Documents\Linco\invokeAI> invoke.bat
    ```

    - The `invoke.bat` (`invoke.sh`) script will give you the choice
      of starting (1) the command-line interface, (2) the web GUI, (3)
      textual inversion training, and (4) model merging.

    - By default, the script will launch the web interface. When you
      do this, you'll see a series of startup messages ending with
      instructions to point your browser at
      http://localhost:9090. Click on this link to open up a browser
      and start exploring InvokeAI's features.

12. You can launch InvokeAI with several different command-line arguments that
    customize its behavior. For example, you can change the location of the
    image output directory, or select your favorite sampler. See the
    [Command-Line Interface](../features/CLI.md) for a full list of the options.

    - To set defaults that will take effect every time you launch InvokeAI,
      use a text editor (e.g. Notepad) to exit the file
      `invokeai\invokeai.init`. It contains a variety of examples that you can
      follow to add and modify launch options.

    - The launcher script also offers you an option labeled "open the developer
      console". If you choose this option, you will be dropped into a
      command-line interface in which you can run python commands directly,
      access developer tools, and launch InvokeAI with customized options.


    !!! warning "Do not move or remove the `invokeai` directory"
      
        The `invokeai` directory contains the `invokeai` application, its
        configuration files, the model weight files, and outputs of image generation.
        Once InvokeAI is installed, do not move or remove this directory."


## Troubleshooting

### _Package dependency conflicts_

If you have previously installed InvokeAI or another Stable Diffusion
package, the installer may occasionally pick up outdated libraries and
either the installer or `invoke` will fail with complaints about
library conflicts. In this case, run the `invoke.sh`/`invoke.bat`
command and enter the Developer's Console by picking option (5). This
will take you to a command-line prompt.

Then give this command:

`pip install InvokeAI --force-reinstall`

This should fix the issues.

### InvokeAI runs extremely slowly on Linux or Windows systems

The most frequent cause of this problem is when the installation
process installed the CPU-only version of the torch machine-learning
library, rather than a version that takes advantage of GPU
acceleration. To confirm this issue, look at the InvokeAI startup
messages. If you see a message saying ">> Using device CPU", then
this is what happened.

To fix this problem, first determine whether you have an NVidia or an
AMD GPU. The former uses the CUDA driver, and the latter uses ROCm
(only available on Linux). Then run the `invoke.sh`/`invoke.bat`
command and enter the Developer's Console by picking option (5). This
will take you to a command-line prompt.

Then type the following commands:

=== "NVIDIA System"
    ```bash
    pip install torch torchvision --force-reinstall --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu117
    pip install xformers
    ```

=== "AMD System"
    ```bash
    pip install torch torchvision --force-reinstall --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm5.2
    ```

### Corrupted configuration file

Everything seems to install ok, but `invokeai` complains of a corrupted
configuration file and goes back into the configuration process (asking you to
download models, etc), but this doesn't fix the problem.

This issue is often caused by a misconfigured configuration directive in the
`invokeai\invokeai.init` initialization file that contains startup settings. The
easiest way to fix the problem is to move the file out of the way and re-run
`invokeai-configure`. Enter the developer's console (option 3 of the launcher
script) and run this command:

```cmd
invokeai-configure --root=.
```

Note the dot (.) after `--root`. It is part of the command.

_If none of these maneuvers fixes the problem_ then please report the problem to
the [InvokeAI Issues](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/issues) section, or
visit our [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/ZmtBAhwWhy) for interactive
assistance.

### Other Problems

If you run into problems during or after installation, the InvokeAI team is
available to help you. Either create an
[Issue](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/issues) at our GitHub site, or
make a request for help on the "bugs-and-support" channel of our
[Discord server](https://discord.gg/ZmtBAhwWhy). We are a 100% volunteer
organization, but typically somebody will be available to help you within 24
hours, and often much sooner.

## Updating to newer versions

This distribution is changing rapidly, and we add new features
regularly. Releases are announced at
http://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases, and at
https://pypi.org/project/InvokeAI/ To update to the latest released
version (recommended), follow these steps:

1. Start the `invoke.sh`/`invoke.bat` launch script from within the
   `invokeai` root directory.

2. Choose menu item (6) "Developer's Console". This will launch a new
   command line.

3. Type the following command:

   ```bash
   pip install InvokeAI --upgrade
   ```
4.  Watch the installation run. Once it is complete, you may exit the
    command line by typing `exit`, and then start InvokeAI from the
    launch script as per usual.


Alternatively, if you wish to get the most recent unreleased
development version, perform the same steps to enter the developer's
console, and then type:

   ```bash
   pip install https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
   ```