Installation

This page will guide you through installing Pixelle-Video.

System Requirements

Required

Python: 3.10 or higher
Operating System: Windows, macOS, or Linux
Package Manager: uv (recommended) or pip

Optional

GPU: NVIDIA GPU with 6GB+ VRAM recommended for local ComfyUI
Network: Stable internet connection for LLM API and image generation services

Installation Steps

Step 1: Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/AIDC-AI/Pixelle-Video.git
cd Pixelle-Video

Step 2: Install Dependencies

!!! tip "Recommended: Use uv" This project uses uv as the package manager, which is faster and more reliable than traditional pip.

Using uv (Recommended)

# Install uv if you haven't already
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Install project dependencies (uv will create a virtual environment automatically)
uv sync

Using pip

# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv

# Activate virtual environment
# Windows:
venv\Scripts\activate
# macOS/Linux:
source venv/bin/activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -e .

Verify Installation

Run the following command to verify the installation:

# Using uv
uv run streamlit run web/app.py

# Or using pip (activate virtual environment first)
streamlit run web/app.py

Your browser should automatically open http://localhost:8501 and display the Pixelle-Video web interface.

!!! success "Installation Successful!" If you can see the web interface, the installation was successful! Next, check out the Configuration Guide to set up your services.

Optional: Install ComfyUI (Local Deployment)

If you want to run image generation locally, you'll need to install ComfyUI:

Quick Install

# Clone ComfyUI
git clone https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI.git
cd ComfyUI

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Start ComfyUI

python main.py

ComfyUI runs on http://127.0.0.1:8188 by default.

!!! info "ComfyUI Models" ComfyUI requires downloading model files to work. Please refer to the ComfyUI documentation for information on downloading and configuring models.

Next Steps

Configuration - Configure LLM and image generation services
Quick Start - Create your first video

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