# The meta list of various /aicg/ guides on running local

->back to the comfy times when we had pyg in our OP<-

->==(Updated 2024-01-08)==<-
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#####Guides
https://rentry.org/freellamas
- the one that started it all anew, even when this great anon doesn't host a proxy, you can get the settings and the set up info here

https://rentry.org/hostfreellamas
- guide on how to set up a local model for yourself or for others - `free` on your own machine

https://rentry.org/colabfreellamas
- guide on how to set up a local model for yourself or for others - `free` on colab (paid available but overpriced: vast\.ai, paperspace or runpod suggested instead)
(~~see https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/95578945#95579604 for the updated colab script until anon updates the rentry~~ updated)
(~~https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/95969617#95970981 premade templates for Mythomax, MLewd, Stheno, Tsukasa~~ included)

https://rentry.org/koboldcpp_colab_guide
- guide on how to set up a local model for yourself or for others with KoboldCpp - `free` on colab

https://docs.sillytavern.app/usage/local-llm-guide/how-to-use-a-self-hosted-model
- from SillyTavern docs, guide on how to set up a local model for yourself to be used in SillyTavern - `free` on your own machine

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#####More guides
https://vast.ai/docs/guides/oobabooga
- guide on how to set up a local model for yourself or for others - `paid` (anon was shilling this, no idea how much it costs)

https://rentry.org/aicglocal
- guide on how to set up a local model for yourself with KoboldCpp - `free` on your own machine

https://rentry.org/llama_v2_sillytavern
- from /lmg/, guide on how to set up a local model for yourself with KoboldCpp - `free` on your own machine

https://rentry.org/better-llama-roleplay
- stolen from /lmg/, listed there under "LLaMA RP Proxy"

https://rentry.org/stheno-guide
- from /lmg/, model-specific guide for Stheno-L2-13B with SimpleProxy after making it work using aforementioned guides

https://rentry.org/easylocalnvidia
- guide on how to set up a local model for yourself with KoboldCpp - `free` on your own machine

https://rentry.org/ky239
- borrowed from /CHAG/, guide on how to set up a local model for yourself with a lot of additional explanations - `free` on colab

https://rentry.org/MixtralForRetards
- model-specific guide on using Mixtral with KoboldCpp -  `free` on your own machine
(see https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/97942495#97942574 explanation of why it might actually be suboptimal)

https://rentry.org/mixtral_vastai_for_dummies
- model-specific guide on how to set up Mixtral for yourself or for others with KoboldCpp - `paid`

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#####Ayumi's LLM Role Play & ERP Ranking
https://rentry.org/ayumi_erp_rating (http://ayumi.m8geil.de/ayumi_bench_v3_results.html)
- stolen from /lmg/, a huge table with various models performance in automated benchmarks, admits being flawed
![pic 23.08.2023, also thanks, Weird Constructor](https://files.catbox.moe/o6cmri.png)
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#####More rankings
https://rentry.org/lmg-13b-showdown
- stolen from /lmg/, a small test of 13B models popular at the time

https://old.reddit.com/user/WolframRavenwolf/submitted/?sort=new
- linked [here](https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/96895763#96898926), llm comparison with ST roleplay tests

https://snombler.neocities.org/logs
- some tests of various llms specifically for long-form roleplay, performed by a botmaker

https://huggingface.co/spaces/lmsys/chatbot-arena-leaderboard
- stolen from /lmg/, looks like a foundation models ranking

https://rentry.org/thecelltest
- a small test of multiple models, checks understanding of a specific scenario


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Sister rentries:
- https://rentry.org/aicg_extra_information - /aicg/ OP overflow, additional info missing from the OP

Email for feedback and suggestions:
- aicg2023@proton.me