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Install ComfyUI on Ubuntu Server 24.04

A quick guide on getting ComfyUI set up on Ubuntu Server 24.04 using CUDA 13 and PyTorch 2.9 with an NVIDIA GPU.

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Install ComfyUI on Ubuntu Server 24.04

Install the NVIDIA drivers

Warning: Secure Boot MUST be turned off in BIOS

Update your system:

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sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Add NVIDIA PPA

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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa && sudo apt update

Check for available drivers

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ubuntu-drivers devices

Install drivers (I usually choose the "recommended" option)

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sudo apt install nvidia-driver-<DRIVER VERSION>

Reboot

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sudo reboot now

Install Dependencies

The following should be installed:

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sudo apt install python3.12 python3.12-venv python3-pip git build-essential libgl1 libglib2.0-0 -y

Install ComfyUI

Clone the repo (I usually just clone it to my home folder)

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git clone https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI.git

Enter the folder

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cd ComfyUI

Create a virtual environment

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python3.12 -m venv venv

Enter the virtual environment

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source venv/bin/activate

Now install PyTorch

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pip install torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130

Now install the requirements

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pip install -r requirements.txt

This will install ComfyUI.

Run ComfyUI

To start ComfyUI run:

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python main.py --listen 0.0.0.0

Now on a separate computer, navigate to the IP of the PC running ComfyUI with port 8188

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http://192.168.10.4:8188/

And that's it!

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