diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ca1ca1f26..2efaacd031 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -184,8 +184,9 @@ the command `npm install -g yarn` if needed)
 6. Configure InvokeAI and install a starting set of image generation models (you only need to do this once):
 
     ```terminal
-    invokeai-configure
+    invokeai-configure --root .
     ```
+	Don't miss the dot at the end!
 
 7. Launch the web server (do it every time you run InvokeAI):
 
@@ -193,15 +194,9 @@ the command `npm install -g yarn` if needed)
     invokeai-web
     ```
 
-8. Build Node.js assets
+8. Point your browser to http://localhost:9090 to bring up the web interface.
 
-  ```terminal
-  cd invokeai/frontend/web/
-  yarn vite build
-  ```
-
-9. Point your browser to http://localhost:9090 to bring up the web interface.
-10. Type `banana sushi` in the box on the top left and click `Invoke`.
+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`.
diff --git a/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md b/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md
index c0fb4c046f..84f19da9bf 100644
--- a/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md
+++ b/docs/installation/020_INSTALL_MANUAL.md
@@ -192,8 +192,10 @@ manager, please follow these steps:
     your outputs.
 
     ```terminal
-    invokeai-configure
+    invokeai-configure --root .
     ```
+	
+	Don't miss the dot at the end of the command!
 
     The script `invokeai-configure` will interactively guide you through the
     process of downloading and installing the weights files needed for InvokeAI.
@@ -225,12 +227,6 @@ manager, please follow these steps:
 
         !!! warning "Make sure that the virtual environment is activated, which should create `(.venv)` in front of your prompt!"
 
-        === "CLI"
-
-            ```bash
-            invokeai
-            ```
-
         === "local Webserver"
 
             ```bash
@@ -243,6 +239,12 @@ manager, please follow these steps:
             invokeai --web --host 0.0.0.0
             ```
 
+        === "CLI"
+
+            ```bash
+            invokeai
+            ```
+
         If you choose the run the web interface, point your browser at
         http://localhost:9090 in order to load the GUI.
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 1f35c02c6e..3ccc665812 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
             cudaPackages.cudnn
             cudaPackages.cuda_nvrtc
             cudatoolkit
+            pkgconfig
+            libconfig
+            cmake
+            blas
             freeglut
             glib
             gperf
@@ -42,6 +46,12 @@
             libGLU
             linuxPackages.nvidia_x11
             python
+            (opencv4.override {
+              enableGtk3 = true;
+              enableFfmpeg = true;
+              enableCuda = true;
+              enableUnfree = true;
+            })
             stdenv.cc
             stdenv.cc.cc.lib
             xorg.libX11
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/ModelManager/subpanels/ModelManagerPanel/ModelList.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/ModelManager/subpanels/ModelManagerPanel/ModelList.tsx
index 3f100d9072..44626c04c3 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/ModelManager/subpanels/ModelManagerPanel/ModelList.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/ui/components/tabs/ModelManager/subpanels/ModelManagerPanel/ModelList.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ButtonGroup, Flex, Text } from '@chakra-ui/react';
+import { ButtonGroup, Flex, Spinner, Text } from '@chakra-ui/react';
 import { EntityState } from '@reduxjs/toolkit';
 import IAIButton from 'common/components/IAIButton';
 import IAIInput from 'common/components/IAIInput';
@@ -6,23 +6,23 @@ import { forEach } from 'lodash-es';
 import type { ChangeEvent, PropsWithChildren } from 'react';
 import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { ALL_BASE_MODELS } from 'services/api/constants';
 import {
+  LoRAModelConfigEntity,
   MainModelConfigEntity,
   OnnxModelConfigEntity,
+  useGetLoRAModelsQuery,
   useGetMainModelsQuery,
   useGetOnnxModelsQuery,
-  useGetLoRAModelsQuery,
-  LoRAModelConfigEntity,
 } from 'services/api/endpoints/models';
 import ModelListItem from './ModelListItem';
-import { ALL_BASE_MODELS } from 'services/api/constants';
 
 type ModelListProps = {
   selectedModelId: string | undefined;
   setSelectedModelId: (name: string | undefined) => void;
 };
 
-type ModelFormat = 'images' | 'checkpoint' | 'diffusers' | 'olive' | 'onnx';
+type ModelFormat = 'all' | 'checkpoint' | 'diffusers' | 'olive' | 'onnx';
 
 type ModelType = 'main' | 'lora' | 'onnx';
 
@@ -33,47 +33,63 @@ const ModelList = (props: ModelListProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const [nameFilter, setNameFilter] = useState<string>('');
   const [modelFormatFilter, setModelFormatFilter] =
-    useState<CombinedModelFormat>('images');
+    useState<CombinedModelFormat>('all');
 
-  const { filteredDiffusersModels } = useGetMainModelsQuery(ALL_BASE_MODELS, {
-    selectFromResult: ({ data }) => ({
-      filteredDiffusersModels: modelsFilter(
-        data,
-        'main',
-        'diffusers',
-        nameFilter
-      ),
-    }),
-  });
+  const { filteredDiffusersModels, isLoadingDiffusersModels } =
+    useGetMainModelsQuery(ALL_BASE_MODELS, {
+      selectFromResult: ({ data, isLoading }) => ({
+        filteredDiffusersModels: modelsFilter(
+          data,
+          'main',
+          'diffusers',
+          nameFilter
+        ),
+        isLoadingDiffusersModels: isLoading,
+      }),
+    });
 
-  const { filteredCheckpointModels } = useGetMainModelsQuery(ALL_BASE_MODELS, {
-    selectFromResult: ({ data }) => ({
-      filteredCheckpointModels: modelsFilter(
-        data,
-        'main',
-        'checkpoint',
-        nameFilter
-      ),
-    }),
-  });
+  const { filteredCheckpointModels, isLoadingCheckpointModels } =
+    useGetMainModelsQuery(ALL_BASE_MODELS, {
+      selectFromResult: ({ data, isLoading }) => ({
+        filteredCheckpointModels: modelsFilter(
+          data,
+          'main',
+          'checkpoint',
+          nameFilter
+        ),
+        isLoadingCheckpointModels: isLoading,
+      }),
+    });
 
-  const { filteredLoraModels } = useGetLoRAModelsQuery(undefined, {
-    selectFromResult: ({ data }) => ({
-      filteredLoraModels: modelsFilter(data, 'lora', undefined, nameFilter),
-    }),
-  });
+  const { filteredLoraModels, isLoadingLoraModels } = useGetLoRAModelsQuery(
+    undefined,
+    {
+      selectFromResult: ({ data, isLoading }) => ({
+        filteredLoraModels: modelsFilter(data, 'lora', undefined, nameFilter),
+        isLoadingLoraModels: isLoading,
+      }),
+    }
+  );
 
-  const { filteredOnnxModels } = useGetOnnxModelsQuery(ALL_BASE_MODELS, {
-    selectFromResult: ({ data }) => ({
-      filteredOnnxModels: modelsFilter(data, 'onnx', 'onnx', nameFilter),
-    }),
-  });
+  const { filteredOnnxModels, isLoadingOnnxModels } = useGetOnnxModelsQuery(
+    ALL_BASE_MODELS,
+    {
+      selectFromResult: ({ data, isLoading }) => ({
+        filteredOnnxModels: modelsFilter(data, 'onnx', 'onnx', nameFilter),
+        isLoadingOnnxModels: isLoading,
+      }),
+    }
+  );
 
-  const { filteredOliveModels } = useGetOnnxModelsQuery(ALL_BASE_MODELS, {
-    selectFromResult: ({ data }) => ({
-      filteredOliveModels: modelsFilter(data, 'onnx', 'olive', nameFilter),
-    }),
-  });
+  const { filteredOliveModels, isLoadingOliveModels } = useGetOnnxModelsQuery(
+    ALL_BASE_MODELS,
+    {
+      selectFromResult: ({ data, isLoading }) => ({
+        filteredOliveModels: modelsFilter(data, 'onnx', 'olive', nameFilter),
+        isLoadingOliveModels: isLoading,
+      }),
+    }
+  );
 
   const handleSearchFilter = useCallback((e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
     setNameFilter(e.target.value);
@@ -84,8 +100,8 @@ const ModelList = (props: ModelListProps) => {
       <Flex flexDirection="column" gap={4} paddingInlineEnd={4}>
         <ButtonGroup isAttached>
           <IAIButton
-            onClick={() => setModelFormatFilter('images')}
-            isChecked={modelFormatFilter === 'images'}
+            onClick={() => setModelFormatFilter('all')}
+            isChecked={modelFormatFilter === 'all'}
             size="sm"
           >
             {t('modelManager.allModels')}
@@ -139,95 +155,76 @@ const ModelList = (props: ModelListProps) => {
           maxHeight={window.innerHeight - 280}
           overflow="scroll"
         >
-          {['images', 'diffusers'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+          {/* Diffusers List */}
+          {isLoadingDiffusersModels && (
+            <FetchingModelsLoader loadingMessage="Loading Diffusers..." />
+          )}
+          {['all', 'diffusers'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+            !isLoadingDiffusersModels &&
             filteredDiffusersModels.length > 0 && (
-              <StyledModelContainer>
-                <Flex sx={{ gap: 2, flexDir: 'column' }}>
-                  <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="sm">
-                    Diffusers
-                  </Text>
-                  {filteredDiffusersModels.map((model) => (
-                    <ModelListItem
-                      key={model.id}
-                      model={model}
-                      isSelected={selectedModelId === model.id}
-                      setSelectedModelId={setSelectedModelId}
-                    />
-                  ))}
-                </Flex>
-              </StyledModelContainer>
+              <ModelListWrapper
+                title="Diffusers"
+                modelList={filteredDiffusersModels}
+                selected={{ selectedModelId, setSelectedModelId }}
+                key="diffusers"
+              />
             )}
-          {['images', 'checkpoint'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+          {/* Checkpoints List */}
+          {isLoadingCheckpointModels && (
+            <FetchingModelsLoader loadingMessage="Loading Checkpoints..." />
+          )}
+          {['all', 'checkpoint'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+            !isLoadingCheckpointModels &&
             filteredCheckpointModels.length > 0 && (
-              <StyledModelContainer>
-                <Flex sx={{ gap: 2, flexDir: 'column' }}>
-                  <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="sm">
-                    Checkpoints
-                  </Text>
-                  {filteredCheckpointModels.map((model) => (
-                    <ModelListItem
-                      key={model.id}
-                      model={model}
-                      isSelected={selectedModelId === model.id}
-                      setSelectedModelId={setSelectedModelId}
-                    />
-                  ))}
-                </Flex>
-              </StyledModelContainer>
+              <ModelListWrapper
+                title="Checkpoints"
+                modelList={filteredCheckpointModels}
+                selected={{ selectedModelId, setSelectedModelId }}
+                key="checkpoints"
+              />
             )}
-          {['images', 'olive'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
-            filteredOliveModels.length > 0 && (
-              <StyledModelContainer>
-                <Flex sx={{ gap: 2, flexDir: 'column' }}>
-                  <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="sm">
-                    Olives
-                  </Text>
-                  {filteredOliveModels.map((model) => (
-                    <ModelListItem
-                      key={model.id}
-                      model={model}
-                      isSelected={selectedModelId === model.id}
-                      setSelectedModelId={setSelectedModelId}
-                    />
-                  ))}
-                </Flex>
-              </StyledModelContainer>
-            )}
-          {['images', 'onnx'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
-            filteredOnnxModels.length > 0 && (
-              <StyledModelContainer>
-                <Flex sx={{ gap: 2, flexDir: 'column' }}>
-                  <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="sm">
-                    Onnx
-                  </Text>
-                  {filteredOnnxModels.map((model) => (
-                    <ModelListItem
-                      key={model.id}
-                      model={model}
-                      isSelected={selectedModelId === model.id}
-                      setSelectedModelId={setSelectedModelId}
-                    />
-                  ))}
-                </Flex>
-              </StyledModelContainer>
-            )}
-          {['images', 'lora'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+
+          {/* LoRAs List */}
+          {isLoadingLoraModels && (
+            <FetchingModelsLoader loadingMessage="Loading LoRAs..." />
+          )}
+          {['all', 'lora'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+            !isLoadingLoraModels &&
             filteredLoraModels.length > 0 && (
-              <StyledModelContainer>
-                <Flex sx={{ gap: 2, flexDir: 'column' }}>
-                  <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="sm">
-                    LoRAs
-                  </Text>
-                  {filteredLoraModels.map((model) => (
-                    <ModelListItem
-                      key={model.id}
-                      model={model}
-                      isSelected={selectedModelId === model.id}
-                      setSelectedModelId={setSelectedModelId}
-                    />
-                  ))}
-                </Flex>
-              </StyledModelContainer>
+              <ModelListWrapper
+                title="LoRAs"
+                modelList={filteredLoraModels}
+                selected={{ selectedModelId, setSelectedModelId }}
+                key="loras"
+              />
+            )}
+          {/* Olive List */}
+          {isLoadingOliveModels && (
+            <FetchingModelsLoader loadingMessage="Loading Olives..." />
+          )}
+          {['all', 'olive'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+            !isLoadingOliveModels &&
+            filteredOliveModels.length > 0 && (
+              <ModelListWrapper
+                title="Olives"
+                modelList={filteredOliveModels}
+                selected={{ selectedModelId, setSelectedModelId }}
+                key="olive"
+              />
+            )}
+          {/* Onnx List */}
+          {isLoadingOnnxModels && (
+            <FetchingModelsLoader loadingMessage="Loading ONNX..." />
+          )}
+          {['all', 'onnx'].includes(modelFormatFilter) &&
+            !isLoadingOnnxModels &&
+            filteredOnnxModels.length > 0 && (
+              <ModelListWrapper
+                title="ONNX"
+                modelList={filteredOnnxModels}
+                selected={{ selectedModelId, setSelectedModelId }}
+                key="onnx"
+              />
             )}
         </Flex>
       </Flex>
@@ -287,3 +284,52 @@ const StyledModelContainer = (props: PropsWithChildren) => {
     </Flex>
   );
 };
+
+type ModelListWrapperProps = {
+  title: string;
+  modelList:
+    | MainModelConfigEntity[]
+    | LoRAModelConfigEntity[]
+    | OnnxModelConfigEntity[];
+  selected: ModelListProps;
+};
+
+function ModelListWrapper(props: ModelListWrapperProps) {
+  const { title, modelList, selected } = props;
+  return (
+    <StyledModelContainer>
+      <Flex sx={{ gap: 2, flexDir: 'column' }}>
+        <Text variant="subtext" fontSize="sm">
+          {title}
+        </Text>
+        {modelList.map((model) => (
+          <ModelListItem
+            key={model.id}
+            model={model}
+            isSelected={selected.selectedModelId === model.id}
+            setSelectedModelId={selected.setSelectedModelId}
+          />
+        ))}
+      </Flex>
+    </StyledModelContainer>
+  );
+}
+
+function FetchingModelsLoader({ loadingMessage }: { loadingMessage?: string }) {
+  return (
+    <StyledModelContainer>
+      <Flex
+        justifyContent="center"
+        alignItems="center"
+        flexDirection="column"
+        p={4}
+        gap={8}
+      >
+        <Spinner />
+        <Text variant="subtext">
+          {loadingMessage ? loadingMessage : 'Fetching...'}
+        </Text>
+      </Flex>
+    </StyledModelContainer>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/models.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/models.ts
index e994d3fd3a..a7b1323f36 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/models.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/models.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       },
       providesTags: (result, error, arg) => {
         const tags: ApiFullTagDescription[] = [
-          { id: 'OnnxModel', type: LIST_TAG },
+          { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         ];
 
         if (result) {
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       invalidatesTags: [
         { type: 'MainModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         { type: 'SDXLRefinerModel', id: LIST_TAG },
+        { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
       ],
     }),
     importMainModels: build.mutation<
@@ -282,6 +283,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       invalidatesTags: [
         { type: 'MainModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         { type: 'SDXLRefinerModel', id: LIST_TAG },
+        { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
       ],
     }),
     addMainModels: build.mutation<AddMainModelResponse, AddMainModelArg>({
@@ -295,6 +297,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       invalidatesTags: [
         { type: 'MainModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         { type: 'SDXLRefinerModel', id: LIST_TAG },
+        { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
       ],
     }),
     deleteMainModels: build.mutation<
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       invalidatesTags: [
         { type: 'MainModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         { type: 'SDXLRefinerModel', id: LIST_TAG },
+        { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
       ],
     }),
     convertMainModels: build.mutation<
@@ -326,6 +330,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       invalidatesTags: [
         { type: 'MainModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         { type: 'SDXLRefinerModel', id: LIST_TAG },
+        { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
       ],
     }),
     mergeMainModels: build.mutation<MergeMainModelResponse, MergeMainModelArg>({
@@ -339,6 +344,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       invalidatesTags: [
         { type: 'MainModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         { type: 'SDXLRefinerModel', id: LIST_TAG },
+        { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
       ],
     }),
     syncModels: build.mutation<SyncModelsResponse, void>({
@@ -351,6 +357,7 @@ export const modelsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
       invalidatesTags: [
         { type: 'MainModel', id: LIST_TAG },
         { type: 'SDXLRefinerModel', id: LIST_TAG },
+        { type: 'OnnxModel', id: LIST_TAG },
       ],
     }),
     getLoRAModels: build.query<EntityState<LoRAModelConfigEntity>, void>({
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/middleware.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/middleware.ts
index 0c3b275274..56992be672 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/middleware.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/middleware.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { socketSubscribed, socketUnsubscribed } from './actions';
 export const socketMiddleware = () => {
   let areListenersSet = false;
 
-  let socketUrl = `ws://${window.location.host}`;
+  const wsProtocol = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws';
+  let socketUrl = `${wsProtocol}://${window.location.host}`;
 
   const socketOptions: Parameters<typeof io>[0] = {
     timeout: 60000,