[Tutorial] Unleash the Power of Stable Diffusion Locally with ComfyUI: A Step-by-Step Guide
Author: suihou827 Ready to create mind-blowing art with Stable Diffusion from the comfort of your own computer? This comprehensive guide will walk you through the process, even if you're a beginner! Let's dive in: 1. Install 7zip: Grab 7zip, a free file archiver, from its official website: https://www.7-zip.org/ Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions to install it. 2. Set Up ComfyUI: Download the latest ComfyUI release for Windows from GitHub: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/download/latest/ComfyUI_windows_portable_nvidia_cu121_or_cpu.7z Right-click the .7z file, select "7-zip", and then "Extract here". Navigate to the extracted folder and run either "run_nvidia_gpu.bat" (for NVIDIA GPUs) or "run_cpu.bat" (for CPUs, slower). A URL will appear; copy and paste it into your web browser to open ComfyUI. 3. Download Checkpoints (Models): ComfyUI doesn't include checkpoints by default, so grab som