Installing ComfyUI start to finish in Feb 2024 - beginner Tutorial w/ best practices.

I got a new machine, so I'm making this "absolute beginner" video on how to install ComfyUI+Manager+A model as of February 12th, 2024. I hope many of you join us on a path of creativity!

In this video you'll learn how to to install comfy properly, and maybe rethink how you installed it. We cover:

00:00 - Cool Intro
00:30 - Portable or github?
01:18 - Pytorch nightlies or not?
02:01 - The 'correct download' (cu121)?
02:30 - Unzipping correctly and pitfalls
04:59 - Fist run
05:25 - ALIEN INVASION
05:50 - On xFormers and peak performance
06:20 - Command line options and vRam woes
07:10 - Default workflow and multiple windows
08:09 - ComfyUI manager first look
08:40 - Git on windows the easy way
09:20 - Text editors for git (install options)
11:00 - Running git commands
12:00 - What's in 'models' folder
12:30 - Downloading your first models: sd15 and SDXL
13:00 - Musing on civitAI, loras, embeddings and hypernetworks
14:30 - I end up in jail because licenses are serious business
15:30 - Organizing models in folders
16:37 - Running comfyUI for the first time
17:00 - Updating strategies for comfyUI itself
18:35 - Running the manager and installing custom nodes properly
19:30 - Why you should install SOME custom nodes manually
20:30 - How the manager installs a sample custom node (RGTHREE)
21:20 - Running our first sd15 workflow
22:40 - Conclusion

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