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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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+
# InvokeAI: A Stable Diffusion Toolkit
@@ -41,38 +41,136 @@ requests. Be sure to use the provided templates. They will help us diagnose issu
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+
-# Getting Started with InvokeAI
+## Table of Contents
+
+1. [Quick Start](#getting-started-with-invokeai)
+2. [Installation](#detailed-installation-instructions)
+3. [Hardware Requirements](#hardware-requirements)
+4. [Features](#features)
+5. [Latest Changes](#latest-changes)
+6. [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
+7. [Contributing](#contributing)
+8. [Contributors](#contributors)
+9. [Support](#support)
+10. [Further Reading](#further-reading)
+
+## Getting Started with InvokeAI
For full installation and upgrade instructions, please see:
[InvokeAI Installation Overview](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/)
+### Automatic Installer (suggested for 1st time users)
+
1. Go to the bottom of the [Latest Release Page](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases/latest)
+
2. Download the .zip file for your OS (Windows/macOS/Linux).
+
3. Unzip the file.
-4. If you are on Windows, double-click on the `install.bat` script. On macOS, open a Terminal window, drag the file `install.sh` from Finder into the Terminal, and press return. On Linux, run `install.sh`.
-5. Wait a while, until it is done.
-6. The folder where you ran the installer from will now be filled with lots of files. If you are on Windows, double-click on the `invoke.bat` file. On macOS, open a Terminal window, drag `invoke.sh` from the folder into the Terminal, and press return. On Linux, run `invoke.sh`
-7. Press 2 to open the "browser-based UI", press enter/return, wait a minute or two for Stable Diffusion to start up, then open your browser and go to http://localhost:9090.
-8. Type `banana sushi` in the box on the top left and click `Invoke`
+4. If you are on Windows, double-click on the `install.bat` script. On
+macOS, open a Terminal window, drag the file `install.sh` from Finder
+into the Terminal, and press return. On Linux, run `install.sh`.
-## Table of Contents
+5. You'll be asked to confirm the location of the folder in which
+to install InvokeAI and its image generation model files. Pick a
+location with at least 15 GB of free memory. More if you plan on
+installing lots of models.
-1. [Installation](#installation)
-2. [Hardware Requirements](#hardware-requirements)
-3. [Features](#features)
-4. [Latest Changes](#latest-changes)
-5. [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)
-6. [Contributing](#contributing)
-7. [Contributors](#contributors)
-8. [Support](#support)
-9. [Further Reading](#further-reading)
+6. Wait while the installer does its thing. After installing the software,
+the installer will launch a script that lets you configure InvokeAI and
+select a set of starting image generaiton models.
-## Installation
+7. Find the folder that InvokeAI was installed into (it is not the
+same as the unpacked zip file directory!) The default location of this
+folder (if you didn't change it in step 5) is `~/invokeai` on
+Linux/Mac systems, and `C:\Users\YourName\invokeai` on Windows. This directory will contain launcher scripts named `invoke.sh` and `invoke.bat`.
+
+8. On Windows systems, double-click on the `invoke.bat` file. On
+macOS, open a Terminal window, drag `invoke.sh` from the folder into
+the Terminal, and press return. On Linux, run `invoke.sh`
+
+9. Press 2 to open the "browser-based UI", press enter/return, wait a
+minute or two for Stable Diffusion to start up, then open your browser
+and go to http://localhost:9090.
+
+10. Type `banana sushi` in the box on the top left and click `Invoke`
+
+### Command-Line Installation (for users familiar with Terminals)
+
+You must have Python 3.9 or 3.10 installed on your machine. Earlier or later versions are
+not supported.
+
+1. Open a command-line window on your machine. The PowerShell is recommended for Windows.
+2. Create a directory to install InvokeAI into. You'll need at least 15 GB of free space:
+
+ ```terminal
+ mkdir invokeai
+ ````
+
+3. Create a virtual environment named `.venv` inside this directory and activate it:
+
+ ```terminal
+ cd invokeai
+ python -m venv .venv --prompt InvokeAI
+ ```
+
+4. Activate the virtual environment (do it every time you run InvokeAI)
+
+ _For Linux/Mac users:_
+
+ ```sh
+ source .venv/bin/activate
+ ```
+
+ _For Windows users:_
+
+ ```ps
+ .venv\Scripts\activate
+ ```
+
+5. Install the InvokeAI module and its dependencies. Choose the command suited for your platform & GPU.
+
+ _For Windows/Linux with an NVIDIA GPU:_
+
+ ```terminal
+ pip install InvokeAI[xformers] --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu117
+ ```
+
+ _For Linux with an AMD GPU:_
+
+ ```sh
+ pip install InvokeAI --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm5.2
+ ```
+
+ _For Macintoshes, either Intel or M1/M2:_
+
+ ```sh
+ pip install InvokeAI --use-pep517
+ ```
+
+6. Configure InvokeAI and install a starting set of image generation models (you only need to do this once):
+
+ ```terminal
+ invokeai-configure
+ ```
+
+7. Launch the web server (do it every time you run InvokeAI):
+
+ ```terminal
+ invokeai --web
+ ```
+
+8. Point your browser to http://localhost:9090 to bring up the web interface.
+9. Type `banana sushi` in the box on the top left and click `Invoke`.
+
+Be sure to activate the virtual environment each time before re-launching InvokeAI,
+using `source .venv/bin/activate` or `.venv\Scripts\activate`.
+
+### Detailed Installation Instructions
This fork is supported across Linux, Windows and Macintosh. Linux
users can use either an Nvidia-based card (with CUDA support) or an
@@ -80,13 +178,13 @@ AMD card (using the ROCm driver). For full installation and upgrade
instructions, please see:
[InvokeAI Installation Overview](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/installation/INSTALL_SOURCE/)
-### Hardware Requirements
+## Hardware Requirements
InvokeAI is supported across Linux, Windows and macOS. Linux
users can use either an Nvidia-based card (with CUDA support) or an
AMD card (using the ROCm driver).
-#### System
+### System
You will need one of the following:
@@ -98,11 +196,11 @@ We do not recommend the GTX 1650 or 1660 series video cards. They are
unable to run in half-precision mode and do not have sufficient VRAM
to render 512x512 images.
-#### Memory
+### Memory
- At least 12 GB Main Memory RAM.
-#### Disk
+### Disk
- At least 12 GB of free disk space for the machine learning model, Python, and all its dependencies.
@@ -152,7 +250,7 @@ Notes](https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/releases) and the
Please check out our **[Q&A](https://invoke-ai.github.io/InvokeAI/help/TROUBLESHOOT/#faq)** to get solutions for common installation
problems and other issues.
-# Contributing
+## Contributing
Anyone who wishes to contribute to this project, whether documentation, features, bug fixes, code
cleanup, testing, or code reviews, is very much encouraged to do so.
diff --git a/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md b/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md
index 57e508fef9..cf9063729f 100644
--- a/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md
+++ b/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md
@@ -30,25 +30,35 @@ Installation](010_INSTALL_AUTOMATED.md), and in many cases will
already be installed (if, for example, you have used your system for
gaming):
-* **Python** version 3.9 or 3.10 (3.11 is not recommended).
+* **Python**
-* **CUDA Tools** For those with _NVidia GPUs_, you will need to
- install the [CUDA toolkit and optionally the XFormers library](070_INSTALL_XFORMERS.md).
+ version 3.9 or 3.10 (3.11 is not recommended).
-* **ROCm Tools** For _Linux users with AMD GPUs_, you will need
- to install the [ROCm toolkit](./030_INSTALL_CUDA_AND_ROCM.md). Note that
- InvokeAI does not support AMD GPUs on Windows systems due to
- lack of a Windows ROCm library.
+* **CUDA Tools**
-* **Visual C++ Libraries** _Windows users_ must install the free
- [Visual C++ libraries from Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170)
+ For those with _NVidia GPUs_, you will need to
+ install the [CUDA toolkit and optionally the XFormers library](070_INSTALL_XFORMERS.md).
-* **The Xcode command line tools** for _Macintosh users_. Instructions are
- available at [Free Code Camp](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/install-xcode-command-line-tools/)
+* **ROCm Tools**
-* _Macintosh users_ may also need to run the `Install Certificates` command
- if model downloads give lots of certificate errors. Run:
- `/Applications/Python\ 3.10/Install\ Certificates.command`
+ For _Linux users with AMD GPUs_, you will need
+ to install the [ROCm toolkit](./030_INSTALL_CUDA_AND_ROCM.md). Note that
+ InvokeAI does not support AMD GPUs on Windows systems due to
+ lack of a Windows ROCm library.
+
+* **Visual C++ Libraries**
+
+ _Windows users_ must install the free
+ [Visual C++ libraries from Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170)
+
+* **The Xcode command line tools**
+
+ for _Macintosh users_. Instructions are available at
+ [Free Code Camp](https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/install-xcode-command-line-tools/)
+
+ * _Macintosh users_ may also need to run the `Install Certificates` command
+ if model downloads give lots of certificate errors. Run:
+ `/Applications/Python\ 3.10/Install\ Certificates.command`
### Installation Walkthrough
@@ -75,7 +85,7 @@ manager, please follow these steps:
=== "Linux/Mac"
```bash
- export INVOKEAI_ROOT="~/invokeai"
+ export INVOKEAI_ROOT=~/invokeai
mkdir $INVOKEAI_ROOT
```
@@ -99,35 +109,30 @@ manager, please follow these steps:
Windows environment variable using the Advanced System Settings dialogue.
Refer to your operating system documentation for details.
-
- === "Linux/Mac"
- ```bash
- cd $INVOKEAI_ROOT
- python -m venv create .venv
- ```
-
- === "Windows"
- ```bash
- cd $INVOKEAI_ROOT
- python -m venv create .venv
- ```
+ ```terminal
+ cd $INVOKEAI_ROOT
+ python -m venv .venv --prompt InvokeAI
+ ```
4. Activate the new environment:
=== "Linux/Mac"
- ```bash
+
+ ```bash
source .venv/bin/activate
- ```
+ ```
=== "Windows"
- ```bash
- .venv\script\activate
- ```
- If you get a permissions error at this point, run the command
- `Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser`
- and try `activate` again.
- The command-line prompt should change to to show `(.venv)` at the
+ ```ps
+ .venv\script\activate
+ ```
+
+ If you get a permissions error at this point, run this command and try again
+
+ `Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser`
+
+ The command-line prompt should change to to show `(InvokeAI)` at the
beginning of the prompt. Note that all the following steps should be
run while inside the INVOKEAI_ROOT directory
@@ -137,40 +142,47 @@ manager, please follow these steps:
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
```
-6. Install the InvokeAI Package. The `--extra-index-url` option is used to select among CUDA, ROCm and CPU/MPS drivers as shown below:
+6. Install the InvokeAI Package. The `--extra-index-url` option is used to select among
+ CUDA, ROCm and CPU/MPS drivers as shown below:
=== "CUDA (NVidia)"
+
```bash
pip install InvokeAI[xformers] --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu117
```
=== "ROCm (AMD)"
+
```bash
pip install InvokeAI --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/rocm5.2
```
=== "CPU (Intel Macs & non-GPU systems)"
+
```bash
pip install InvokeAI --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
```
=== "MPS (M1 and M2 Macs)"
+
```bash
- pip install InvokeAI --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+ pip install InvokeAI --use-pep517
```
7. Deactivate and reactivate your runtime directory so that the invokeai-specific commands
become available in the environment
=== "Linux/Macintosh"
+
```bash
deactivate && source .venv/bin/activate
```
=== "Windows"
- ```bash
+
+ ```ps
deactivate
- .venv\Scripts\activate
+ .venv\Scripts\activate
```
8. Set up the runtime directory
@@ -179,7 +191,7 @@ manager, please follow these steps:
models, model config files, directory for textual inversion embeddings, and
your outputs.
- ```bash
+ ```terminal
invokeai-configure
```
@@ -314,7 +326,7 @@ installation protocol (important!)
=== "MPS (M1 and M2 Macs)"
```bash
- pip install -e . --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
+ pip install -e . --use-pep517
```
Be sure to pass `-e` (for an editable install) and don't forget the
@@ -332,3 +344,27 @@ installation protocol (important!)
Please see [Contributing](/index.md#Contributing) for hints
on getting started.
+
+### Unsupported Conda Install
+
+Congratulations, you found the "secret" Conda installation
+instructions. If you really **really** want to use Conda with InvokeAI
+you can do so using this unsupported recipe:
+
+```
+mkdir ~/invokeai
+conda create -n invokeai python=3.10
+conda activate invokeai
+pip install InvokeAI[xformers] --use-pep517 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu117
+invokeai-configure --root ~/invokeai
+invokeai --root ~/invokeai --web
+```
+
+The `pip install` command shown in this recipe is for Linux/Windows
+systems with an NVIDIA GPU. See step (6) above for the command to use
+with other platforms/GPU combinations. If you don't wish to pass the
+`--root` argument to `invokeai` with each launch, you may set the
+environment variable INVOKEAI_ROOT to point to the installation directory.
+
+Note that if you run into problems with the Conda installation, the InvokeAI
+staff will **not** be able to help you out. Caveat Emptor!