Setting Up Stable Diffusion WebUI on Your Computer: A Step-by-Step Guide

Stable Diffusion is a powerful tool for image generation and manipulation. In this guide, we'll walk you through the process of setting up Stable Diffusion on your computer. Follow these steps to get started.

1. Pre-Download Requirements

Before we begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your computer:

• Python
• Git

Click on the links to download and install Python and Git.

2. Download Stable Diffusion

Visit the Stable Diffusion GitHub repository here. Click on the "Code" button, and copy the provided link.

3. Open Command Terminal

Open the command terminal (Cmd or PowerShell) on your computer. Navigate to the directory where you want to store the Stable Diffusion files using the following commands:

cd your_chosen_directory_name

Replace your_chosen_directory with the path where you want to store the Stable Diffusion files.

Next, clone the repository using the copied GitHub link:

git clone [paste_the_copied_link]

Replace [paste_the_copied_link] with the link you copied from the GitHub repository.

4. Installation

Navigate to the newly created folder and double-click on webui-user.bat. This will initiate the installation process, and the download may take some time.

5. Model Setup

You can download a pre-trained model directly from the Civit AI website. After downloading a model, paste it into the following directory within the Stable Diffusion folder:

stable-diffusion-webui\models\Stable-diffusion

Congratulations! Stable Diffusion is now set up on your computer. You can start exploring its capabilities and generating impressive images.

Happy experimenting with Stable Diffusion!

Bonus: Don't forget to use the selector at the top of the page to select the correct model.