SHARK by nod.ai

Running SHARK Locally

nod.ai SHARK is a High Performance Machine Learning Distribution that can run locally on your machine. Simply download the latest release from the SHARK GitHub

For Windows

1. Download the .exe file
2. Run python shark_sd_<date>_<version>.exe --api --server_port=8080
3. This should run the application on localhost port 8080.
4. To use SHARK Stable Diffusion on Blender:
   • On Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > AI-Render
   • Select SHARK as the Stable Diffusion Backend
   • Change the Local Web Server URL to use the correct port number

For more detailed installation notes check out the SHARK GitHub.

Troubleshooting

• Ensure that you followed the steps to set up SHARK correctly: Installation Steps
• Make sure you are running a stable release of SHARK: SHARK Releases
• At the time of writing SHARK's Upscaler API is down. Try running with auto-upscaling turned off in the Upscale settings
• For additional guidance, please refer to the SHARK GitHub or join our Discord!