Introducing Better Forge: Spin Up Stable Diffusion Pods Faster
Blog post from RunPod
Better Forge, developed by Madiator2011, is a new streamlined template designed to address the common issue of lengthy startup times for image generation pods on Runpod, particularly in Community Cloud environments with limited bandwidth. By reducing the payload size to approximately 12GB and allowing users to bring their own models, Better Forge makes it quicker and easier to deploy instances. The template supports network storage and custom extensions, includes API access, and offers a Secure Cloud version that facilitates the use of network volumes to store work and utilize any available GPU in a data center. It also features a model manager for downloading models and a CivitAI downloader for ease of use. Users can connect to the pod via specified ports and have the option to upload models directly through VSCode if enabled. Additionally, Madiator provides an hour-long video tutorial and support through Discord for further assistance.