Save Disk Space! Share Automatic1111 Models, LoRAs, and ControlNet with WebUI Forge

Don't waste hundreds of gigabytes duplicating your AI models! In this quick tutorial, I show you how to configure Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge to seamlessly use your existing Automatic1111 directory for checkpoints, LoRAs, VAEs, embeddings, and ControlNet models.

I walk you through exactly how to modify your "webui-user.bat" file using command-line arguments (like --forge-ref-a1111-home) to create direct paths to your main directory. We'll also cover how to link specific paths for upscalers like CodeFormer, GFPGAN, and RealESRGAN. Keep both user interfaces on your machine without destroying your local storage space!

Script SET COMMANDLINE_ARGS= --forge-ref-a1111-home "D:\forge_location\webui" --gfpgan-models-path "D:\forge_location\webui\models\GFPGAN" --codeformer-models-path "D:\forge_location\webui\models\Codeformer" --esrgan-models-path "D:\forge_location\webui\models\ESRGAN" --realesrgan-models-path "D:\forge_location\webui\models\RealESRGAN" --scunet-models-path "D:\forge_location\webui\models\ScuNET" --swinir-models-path "D:\forge_location\webui\models\SwinIR" --ldsr-models-path "D:\forge_location\webui\models\LDSR"


Original YouTube Tutorial: https://youtu.be/JpqMOI8QlSo

Connected Videos in this Series:
* How to Install & Use Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge: https://youtu.be/3ka841DNgvI
* How to Speed Up Stable Diffusion with LCM LoRA: https://youtu.be/8h5IsrYzGqs

Source/Model Resources:
* Stable Diffusion WebUI Forge GitHub: https://github.com/lllyasviel/stable-diffusion-webui-forge
* Automatic1111 WebUI GitHub: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui

Video Details:
* Original Publish Date: May 29, 2024
* Focus: Disk Space Optimization / Directory Linking / Configuration Setup
* Test Setup: Local Windows Environment with an RTX 4060 Ti

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