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Launch: Roboflow Inference Server CLI

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Company
Date Published
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Lake Giffen-Hunter
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1,350
Language
English
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Summary

Roboflow Inference enables users to deploy fine-tuned and foundation models for computer vision projects across various devices and architectures, including x86 CPUs, ARM devices like the Raspberry Pi, and NVIDIA GPUs. The Inference command-line tool simplifies the deployment of models in production environments by allowing local inference through a few terminal commands, negating the need for complex Docker configurations or scripting. It supports various model architectures for tasks such as object detection, instance segmentation, and classification, and integrates seamlessly with custom models as well as numerous community-shared fine-tuned models. The CLI, available as a standalone pip package or bundled with the inference package version 0.9.1 or higher, automates tasks like updating Docker images and restarting servers. It allows users to test models locally and compare results with Roboflow's hosted API, and can be integrated into UNIX systems through bash scripts and cron jobs for automated daily inference tasks. Users need Python 3.7 or higher and Docker installed to run the local inference server, which can be started with a simple command, while inference requires project ID, model version, and API key. The CLI is part of an open-source repository and continues to receive updates, with opportunities for community contributions through issues or pull requests on GitHub.