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Guide for running Basaran an open-source alternative to the OpenAI text completion API

Introduction: Basaran is an open-source alternative to the OpenAI text completion API - Repo. It is a powerful tool that can help you generate text based on a given input. In this simple guide, we will show you how to run Basaran on Runpod using a predefined template. As a

Using RunPod's DreamBooth Endpoint to Make Custom Generated Images

DreamBooth provides a great way to take a Stable Diffusion model and train it to include a specific new concept (maybe your dog or a friend) making it capable of generating AI images featuring that concept. In a previous post we walked through using RunPod's template to set things and

Using the "RunPod Fast Stable Diffusion" template to create an instance for Dreambooth

Following up on the previous post, in this article we will walk through setting up a RunPod instance with the "RunPod Fast Stable Diffusion" template and using it to run Dreambooth with the bundled Jupyter Notebook. The first few steps are a repeat of the previous post, so if you

Using the "RunPod Fast Stable Diffusion template" to create an instance for Stable Diffusion

In this post we will go step-by-step through the process of setting up a RunPod instance instance with the "RunPod Fast Stable Diffusion" template and using it to run the Automatic1111 UI for Stable Diffusion with the bundled Jupyter Notebook. 1. To spin up a pod in RunPod's Secure Cloud

How to Get Really Good Results with Dreambooth on RunPod

Ever wanted to start generating your own unique creations using your own custom dreambooth model, but didn't have any idea where to start or what settings to choose? Well, one of our users decided to put together this epically comprehensive guide by running a ton of tests on RunPod! I'm

How to Connect VSCode To RunPod

While working in a terminal window is sometimes good enough, it's much nicer to work within your IDE if you are doing interactive development. Fortunately, you can connect your VSCode IDE to your RunPod instance via SSH. This will allow you to edit files and code on your remote instance

Get Awesomer Outputs From Dreambooth With Offset Noise!

TheLastBen recently updated our fast stable diffusion template with the offset noise functionality in dreambooth! To turn it on, start up the template and connect to the jupyter link. Then just flip the Offset_Noise variable to "True" and increase your total steps by 10-20% - that's it! Apparently this

Disco Diffusion on RunPod

AI is the latest frontier for artists, providing new opportunities for creativity and expression. While stable diffusion is the latest rage and is much faster, you can't beat the artistic aesthetic that comes out of good ol' DD. Disco Diffusion models are a great way to create some stunning pieces.

How to use RunPod's Fast Stable Diffusion template

If you're interested in using the Fast Stable template, this blog post will guide you through the process. If you're looking for a more detailed post, here's an updated one that goes step by step through all the cells. First off, it's important to note that the Fast Stable template

Serverless | Create a Custom Basic API

RunPod's Serverless platform allows for the creation of API endpoints that automatically scale to meet demand. The tutorial guides you through creating a basic worker and turning it into an API endpoint on the RunPod serverless platform. For this tutorial, we will create an API endpoint that helps us accomplish

How to create a custom automatic1111 serverless deployment with your own custom model

Have you ever wanted to create your own serverless automatic1111 endpoint with a custom model of your choice that can scale up and down? Now you can do so without much hassle by following this guide! Pre-requisites A computer (local or cloud) with the following: * docker installed * git installed * a

Easily Run Invoke AI Stable Diffusion on RunPod

Ever wanted to try invoke ai's awesome stable diffusion infinite canvas out, but didn't want to go through the hassle of installing a bunch of stuff? Maybe you just don't have a local GPU that can run it fast enough? No worries, we've got you covered with our easy deploy

How to run Stable Diffusion with no fuss on RunPod

We've been hearing that a lot of people have been having trouble getting stable diffusion to work on cloud compute platforms. We now have a simple template that will let you get started with minimal fuss! If you need to know the basics of how to start a pod, you

How to run Huemin's JAX Diffusion on RunPod

Here's a quick and dirty guide to getting Huemin's JAX diffusion to run on runpod! Today I figured I'd switch things up a bit and leave you a gif quick start instead of the usual article. It only takes a few minutes to get started with this and all the

Training StyleGAN3 on Anime Faces

Image generation has evolved tremendously over the last couple of years. Generative Adversarial Networks have emerged as state-of-the-art in the field of image generation, the latest iteration of which is StyleGAN3. What is StyleGAN3? GAN is an acronym for "generative adversarial network" – a machine learning framework where two neural networks

You Can Schedule Prompts Now With Disco Diffusion -- WHAAAAT?

You could schedule advanced stuff like cuts before, but now you can schedule PROMPTS in Disco Diffusion! That means that you can alter the prompt over the course of your diffusion steps to achieve some really awesome results. Read more to find out how! DiscoArt, the platform that RunPod's Disco

Accelerate Your Generative Art with Disco Diffusion and RunPod

Have you ever wanted to get your hands dirty with Disco Diffusion, but aren't a big fan of making sure your syntax is right? What about if you wanted to do a bunch of different settings variations in one go? While there are plenty of options for generative art with

We've Adopted DiscoArt as our Official Disco Diffusion Template

We've been sailing smoothly with entmike's fork of Disco Diffusion for a little while now. We recently caught wind of the discoart fork – and wow, is it good. We've made the decision to migrate both RunPod and Fever Dreams to use discoart as a base. Shoutout to Jina.ai for

How To Use Voronoi Inits in Disco Diffusion

If you didn't know, every Disco Diffusion render needs to start with some kind of input. If you aren't using an init image, this input is Perlin noise, which is kind of like old school TV static. In this article, we're going to introduce another method of initialing your render:

Google Colab Pro vs RunPod GPU Cloud

Google Colab Pro Plus costs $50 with a chance to get a V100 or (in rare cases) a A100 GPU. Meanwhile, with RunPod's GPU Cloud pay-as-you go model, you can get guaranteed GPU compute for as low as $0.2/hour. We hear Google Colab Pro mentioned a lot, and

RunPod Now Offers Encrypted Volumes

At RunPod, we're always looking to offer more value to our clients. One of the things we take seriously is security. To this end, we have implemented the ability to encrypt your persistent volumes. RunPod now offers encrypted volumes! This means that you have the option to choose your level

Easily Backup and Restore Using RunPod Cloud Sync and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

While RunPod offers persistent volume storage for your pods, we understand that many users would like to have a cloud backup in order to avoid idle storage charges or to be able to move their work to a new pod if the need arises. RunPod Cloud Sync offers several integrations

Back Your Favorite Google Colab Notebooks with RunPod GPUs

It looks like some of you are used to Google Colab's interface and would prefer to use that over the command line or JupyterLab's interface. Well, good news, you can connect Colab to use your own custom compute instead of the GPU that they assign to you! Unfortunately, Google won't

How to Run a GPU-Accelerated Virtual Desktop Environment on RunPod

There are a few use cases for running a GPU accelerated virtual desktop on RunPod. One common use case is for those who need to use demanding applications that require a lot of processing power, such as 3D rendering with Blender. In this blog post, we'll go over how to

What is the Difference Between Spot and On-Demand Instances?

We've gotten a lot of questions around "spot" instances vs "on-demand" instances. While these terms are familiar to those who have used AWS EC2 instances in the past, it's clear that many people are not familiar with these terms. Let's do a quick summary of the pros and cons of