Server Mode for ComfyUI desktop

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Is there a server mode for ComfyUI Disktop ? (running ComfyUI without the GUI)
If so, how do you run it?

REASON:
I run Open-webui, and im using ComfyUI to generate the images from prompts inside Open-webui. Both are running on my server, and i really dont need a GUI (using up more resources)

IDEA:
A server mode for comfyUI that runs quietly in the background. Or CLI only.

You could make ComfyUI run from a docker container like Open-webui does. This would make setup so simple and, perfect for servers.

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Just curious if thereā€™s a specific use-case you had in mind, that seems to be solved by using the desktop app as a server? Instead of the core ComfyUI server itself, that is.

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Well i originally tried to install from the Git page, but got a whole bunch of errors.

So i then successfully tried the new Windows installer, and all is working well.

If you have an install, or guide for server install, please hook me up.

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Iā€™d only officially recommend whatā€™s in the README. Though many in the community have written guides and made videos on the subject!

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OP has stated they are trying to get away from the UI completely. Suggesting they run Comfy Desktop is asinine as it already uses up too much resources than the browser version. A simple ā€œyes you can do itā€ ā€œno you cannot do thisā€ would have sufficed instead of providing information that was unnecessary to to provide which clogs and misdirects A LOT of new user searches. I second TheAviator. If you know the answer great, if you do not, donā€™t answer the post.

To sum up the right answer for the OP, it is not possible unless you roll back comfyui to an older version which may not be safe. Good luck.

See, itā€™s that easy. Yes (provide the needed information on how) or no (donā€™t say anything else at all).

Regards,
Zusima.

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Apologies - I seem to have failed to convey my intent at all. I did not suggest they run ComfyUI Desktop as a server. It is literally the first thing the OP asked, though.

Youā€™re right; I neglected to respond directly to that, and went immediately to ā€œif this is something there is demand for, find out whyā€.

It is not designed to work that way, but it is not impossible. If this is something you really want to do, it can be arranged. Speak up. Iā€™d still recommend the Installing section of the README to install ComfyUI as a server, however.

To be clear, I am not being asinine or any other kind of negative. I simply wanted to partially answer as best I am able, so as not to just ignore someone Iā€™d already engaged with. I really am struggling to see how that would prevent anyone else from answering - I obviously had not given a sufficient answer.

You did actually answer the question I was actually asking, though. Apparently the preferred action is to do nothing. Thank you.

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On Windows: Right click the ComfyUI icon in the system tray and click ā€˜Hideā€™ to hide the desktop GUI.