ERNIE IMAGE MANUAL INSTALL

Manual Install for my last Youtube video: https://youtu.be/B6dq0Q5UAaE

Windows Installation (Local PC)
Step 1: Prerequisites

Make sure you have these installed before doing anything else:

7-Zip
https://www.7-zip.org/

Git for Windows
https://git-scm.com/download/win

Reboot once after installing Git to make sure it is available in cmd.

Step 2: Download and Extract ComfyUI

Download the official NVIDIA portable build of ComfyUI:

ComfyUI v0.19.3 (NVIDIA Portable)
https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/releases/download/v0.19.3/ComfyUI_windows_portable_nvidia.7z

Extract it with 7-Zip.

Your folder structure must look like this:

ComfyUI_windows_portable/
├── ComfyUI/
│   ├── models/
│   └── custom_nodes/
├── python_embeded/
└── run_nvidia_gpu.bat

If this structure is wrong, stop here and fix it.

Step 3: Install Required Custom Nodes

Open Command Prompt inside:

ComfyUI_windows_portable\ComfyUI\custom_nodes

Then clone all required nodes:

git clone https://github.com/ltdrdata/ComfyUI-Manager.git
git clone https://github.com/city96/ComfyUI-GGUF.git
git clone https://github.com/rgthree/rgthree-comfy.git
git clone https://github.com/yolain/ComfyUI-Easy-Use.git
git clone https://github.com/kijai/ComfyUI-KJNodes.git
git clone https://github.com/cubiq/ComfyUI_essentials.git
git clone https://github.com/wallish77/wlsh_nodes.git
git clone https://github.com/vrgamegirl19/comfyui-vrgamedevgirl.git
git clone https://github.com/ClownsharkBatwing/RES4LYF.git
Step 4: Install Node Dependencies

Still inside custom_nodes, install requirements using ComfyUI’s embedded Python:

..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -U pip

Then run:

..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r ComfyUI-Manager\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r ComfyUI-GGUF\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r rgthree-comfy\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r ComfyUI-Easy-Use\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r ComfyUI-KJNodes\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r ComfyUI_essentials\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r wlsh_nodes\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r comfyui-vrgamedevgirl\requirements.txt
..\..\python_embeded\python.exe -m pip install -r RES4LYF\requirements.txt

Yes, this takes time. That’s why the installer exists 😄

Step 5: Download ERNIE IMAGE Models

All model files are hosted here:

👉 Hugging Face
https://huggingface.co/Aitrepreneur/FLX/tree/main

Place them exactly like this:

models/text_encoders/
Qwen3-4B-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf
ministral-3-3b.safetensors
ernie-image-prompt-enhancer.safetensors

models/vae/
ae.safetensors
flux2-vae.safetensors

models/unet/
Choose one matching pair based on your GPU:

GPUs < 8 GB VRAM:
z_image_turbo-Q5_K_S.gguf
ernie-image-turbo-Q5_K_S.gguf

GPUs 8-12 GB:
z_image_turbo-Q6_K.gguf
ernie-image-turbo-Q6_K.gguf

GPUs 12-16 GB and more:
z_image_turbo-Q8_0.gguf
ernie-image-turbo-Q8_0.gguf

models/upscale_models/
4x-ClearRealityV1.pth
RealESRGAN_x4plus_anime_6B.pth

Make sure the filenames are exactly correct.

Step 6: Run ComfyUI

From ComfyUI_windows_portable:

Double-click:

run_nvidia_gpu.bat

Then open your browser at:

http://127.0.0.1:8188

If it launches, you’re done.







RunPod Installation (Cloud)
Step 1: Create Account 👉 RunPod  https://bit.ly/runpodAi

Step 2: Create Pod

Use a CUDA 12.1 compatible pod.

Recommended:

24 GB VRAM GPU
Your ComfyUI template
Expose port 8188
Step 3: Enter the ComfyUI Folder

SSH or use the Web Terminal inside the pod.

Make sure you are inside your ComfyUI root folder, where these exist:

models/
custom_nodes/
main.py

If you are not inside the ComfyUI root, stop and fix that first.

Step 4: Create Virtual Environment

Run:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -U pip setuptools wheel
Step 5: Install Torch

This setup assumes CUDA 12.1:

pip install torch==2.4.0+cu121 torchvision==0.19.0+cu121 torchaudio==2.4.0+cu121 \
  --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu121

Then install the baseline image libs:

pip uninstall -y opencv-python || true
pip install opencv-python-headless==4.12.0.88
pip install "pillow>=11.0.0"
Step 6: Clone Required Custom Nodes

Go into custom_nodes:

cd custom_nodes

Then clone all required nodes:

git clone https://github.com/ltdrdata/ComfyUI-Manager.git
git clone https://github.com/city96/ComfyUI-GGUF.git
git clone https://github.com/rgthree/rgthree-comfy.git
git clone https://github.com/yolain/ComfyUI-Easy-Use.git
git clone https://github.com/kijai/ComfyUI-KJNodes.git
git clone https://github.com/cubiq/ComfyUI_essentials.git
git clone https://github.com/wallish77/wlsh_nodes.git
git clone https://github.com/vrgamegirl19/comfyui-vrgamedevgirl.git
git clone https://github.com/ClownsharkBatwing/RES4LYF.git

Then go back to the ComfyUI root:

cd ..
Step 7: Install Node Dependencies

With the virtual environment still active, run:

pip install -r custom_nodes/ComfyUI-Manager/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/ComfyUI-GGUF/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/rgthree-comfy/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/ComfyUI-Easy-Use/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/ComfyUI-KJNodes/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/ComfyUI_essentials/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/wlsh_nodes/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/comfyui-vrgamedevgirl/requirements.txt
pip install -r custom_nodes/RES4LYF/requirements.txt

Then install the extra packages used by this setup:

pip install gguf piexif
pip install librosa
pip install google-generativeai google-ai-generativelanguage
Step 8: Download ERNIE IMAGE Models

All model files are hosted here:

👉 Hugging Face
https://huggingface.co/Aitrepreneur/FLX/tree/main

You can use this base URL:

HF_BASE="https://huggingface.co/Aitrepreneur/FLX/resolve/main"

Then run:

mkdir -p models/text_encoders
mkdir -p models/vae
mkdir -p models/unet
mkdir -p models/upscale_models

Download text encoders:

curl -L -o models/text_encoders/Qwen3-4B-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf "$HF_BASE/Qwen3-4B-UD-Q6_K_XL.gguf?download=true"
curl -L -o models/text_encoders/ministral-3-3b.safetensors "$HF_BASE/ministral-3-3b.safetensors?download=true"
curl -L -o models/text_encoders/ernie-image-prompt-enhancer.safetensors "$HF_BASE/ernie-image-prompt-enhancer.safetensors?download=true"

Download VAE files:

curl -L -o models/vae/ae.safetensors "$HF_BASE/ae.safetensors?download=true"
curl -L -o models/vae/flux2-vae.safetensors "$HF_BASE/flux2-vae.safetensors?download=true"

Choose one matching pair for your GPU and download both files.

For Q5_K_S:

curl -L -o models/unet/z_image_turbo-Q5_K_S.gguf "$HF_BASE/z_image_turbo-Q5_K_S.gguf?download=true"
curl -L -o models/unet/ernie-image-turbo-Q5_K_S.gguf "$HF_BASE/ernie-image-turbo-Q5_K_S.gguf?download=true"

For Q6_K:

curl -L -o models/unet/z_image_turbo-Q6_K.gguf "$HF_BASE/z_image_turbo-Q6_K.gguf?download=true"
curl -L -o models/unet/ernie-image-turbo-Q6_K.gguf "$HF_BASE/ernie-image-turbo-Q6_K.gguf?download=true"

For Q8_0:

curl -L -o models/unet/z_image_turbo-Q8_0.gguf "$HF_BASE/z_image_turbo-Q8_0.gguf?download=true"
curl -L -o models/unet/ernie-image-turbo-Q8_0.gguf "$HF_BASE/ernie-image-turbo-Q8_0.gguf?download=true"

Download upscalers:

curl -L -o models/upscale_models/4x-ClearRealityV1.pth "$HF_BASE/4x-ClearRealityV1.pth?download=true"
curl -L -o models/upscale_models/RealESRGAN_x4plus_anime_6B.pth "$HF_BASE/RealESRGAN_x4plus_anime_6B.pth?download=true"


Step 9: Run ComfyUI and watch logs

tail -f /workspace/logs/comfyui.log