Easy Diffusion Setup Issues
Local AI Image Generation
I like the idea of being able to generate AI based images on my local hardware. This bypasses paywalls, account registrations, usage limits, and allows me to tweak the configurations to meet my needs. When I last tried to get Stable Diffusion running locally, I had encountered many problems due to the older hardware I am using for my desktop. I opted to wait for a while as I had other AI research that I could work on.
Marcel Gagné recently made reference to Easy Diffusion in one of his posts. The idea of running a single script and getting a functioning Stable Diffusion service running locally is very attractive and worth trying it out.
So after checking the requirements and installation process, I decided “fix” my hardware problem by switching to my laptop as my primary computer. The laptop has a GPU, whereas my desktop did not. I’ve been putting off this step but it is time. The desktop PC will change roles and become the brains for my laser cutting hobby.
Installing Easy Diffusion is pretty straight forward, and it worked as advertised. The instructions are good and clear. Having experience at the command line will help though. But in quick order you’ll have the web interface running, most likely.
