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Ettore Di Giacinto 5affb747a9 chore: drop AIO images (#9004)
AIO images are behind, and takes effort to maintain these. Wizard and
installation of models have been semplified massively, so AIO images
lost their purpose.

This allows us to be more laser focused on main images and reliefes
stress from CI.

Signed-off-by: Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@localai.io>
2026-03-14 17:49:36 +01:00

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2 Installation How to install LocalAI chapter download

LocalAI can be installed in multiple ways depending on your platform and preferences.

Installation Methods

Choose the installation method that best suits your needs:

  1. Containers Recommended - Works on all platforms, supports Docker and Podman
  2. macOS - Download and install the DMG application
  3. Linux - Install on Linux using binaries
  4. Kubernetes - Deploy LocalAI on Kubernetes clusters
  5. Build from Source - Build LocalAI from source code

Quick Start

Recommended: Containers (Docker or Podman)

# With Docker
docker run -p 8080:8080 --name local-ai -ti localai/localai:latest

# Or with Podman
podman run -p 8080:8080 --name local-ai -ti localai/localai:latest

This will start LocalAI. The API will be available at http://localhost:8080.

For other platforms:

For detailed instructions, see the Containers installation guide.