This repository provides a Windows-focused Gradio GUI for Kohya's Stable Diffusion trainers. The GUI allows you to set the training parameters and generate and run the required CLI commands to train the model.

If you run on Linux and would like to use the GUI, there is now a port of it as a docker container. You can find the project here.

• Tutorials
• Required Dependencies
• Installation
  • CUDNN 8.6
• Upgrading
• Launching the GUI
• Dreambooth
• Finetune
• Train Network
• LoRA
• Troubleshooting
  • Page File Limit
  • No module called tkinter
  • FileNotFoundError
• Change History

How to Create a LoRA Part 1: Dataset Preparation:

How to Create a LoRA Part 2: Training the Model:

• Install Python 3.10
  • make sure to tick the box to add Python to the 'PATH' environment variable
• Install Git
• Install Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022 redistributable

Give unrestricted script access to powershell so venv can work:

• Run PowerShell as an administrator
• Run Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted and answer 'A'
• Close PowerShell

Open a regular user Powershell terminal and run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/bmaltais/kohya_ss.git
cd kohya_ss

python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\activate

pip install torch==1.12.1+cu116 torchvision==0.13.1+cu116 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu116
pip install --use-pep517 --upgrade -r requirements.txt
pip install -U -I --no-deps https://github.com/C43H66N12O12S2/stable-diffusion-webui/releases/download/f/xformers-0.0.14.dev0-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl

cp .\bitsandbytes_windows\*.dll .\venv\Lib\site-packages\bitsandbytes\
cp .\bitsandbytes_windows\cextension.py .\venv\Lib\site-packages\bitsandbytes\cextension.py
cp .\bitsandbytes_windows\main.py .\venv\Lib\site-packages\bitsandbytes\cuda_setup\main.py

accelerate config

This step is optional but can improve the learning speed for NVIDIA 30X0/40X0 owners. It allows for larger training batch size and faster training speed.

Due to the file size, I can't host the DLLs needed for CUDNN 8.6 on Github. I strongly advise you download them for a speed boost in sample generation (almost 50% on 4090 GPU) you can download them here.

To install, simply unzip the directory and place the cudnn_windows folder in the root of the this repo.

Run the following commands to install:

.\venv\Scripts\activate

python .\tools\cudann_1.8_install.py

When a new release comes out, you can upgrade your repo with the following commands in the root directory:

git pull

.\venv\Scripts\activate

pip install --use-pep517 --upgrade -r requirements.txt

Once the commands have completed successfully you should be ready to use the new version.

To run the GUI, simply use this command:

.\gui.ps1

or you can also do:

.\venv\Scripts\activate

python.exe .\kohya_gui.py

You can find the dreambooth solution specific here: Dreambooth README

You can find the finetune solution specific here: Finetune README

You can find the train network solution specific here: Train network README

Training a LoRA currently uses the train_network.py code. You can create a LoRA network by using the all-in-one gui.cmd or by running the dedicated LoRA training GUI with:

.\venv\Scripts\activate

python lora_gui.py

Once you have created the LoRA network, you can generate images via auto1111 by installing this extension.

• X error relating to page file: Increase the page file size limit in Windows.

• Re-install Python 3.10 on your system.

This is usually related to an installation issue. Make sure you do not have any python modules installed locally that could conflict with the ones installed in the venv:

1. Open a new powershell terminal and make sure no venv is active.
2. Run the following commands:

pip freeze > uninstall.txt
pip uninstall -r uninstall.txt

This will store your a backup file with your current locally installed pip packages and then uninstall them. Then, redo the installation instructions within the kohya_ss venv.

• 2023/03/01 (v21.0.1):
  • Add warning to tensorboard start if the log information is missing
  • Fix issue with 8bitadam on older config file load
• 2023/02/27 (v21.0.0):
  • Add tensorboard start and stop support to the GUI
• 2023/02/26 (v20.8.2):
  • Fix issue bmaltais#231
  • Change default for seed to random
  • Add support for --share argument to kohya_gui.py and gui.ps1
  • Implement 8bit adam login to help with the legacy Use 8bit adam checkbox that is now superceided by the Optimizer dropdown selection. This field will be eventually removed. Kept for now for backward compatibility.
• 2023/02/23 (v20.8.1):
  • Fix instability training issue in train_network.py.
    • fp16 training is probably not affected by this issue.
    • Training with float for SD2.x models will work now. Also training with bf16 might be improved.
    • This issue seems to have occurred in PR#190.
  • Add some metadata to LoRA model. Thanks to space-nuko!
  • Raise an error if optimizer options conflict (e.g. --optimizer_type and --use_8bit_adam.)
  • Support ControlNet in gen_img_diffusers.py (no documentation yet.)
• 2023/02/22 (v20.8.0):
  • Add gui support for optimizers: AdamW, AdamW8bit, Lion, SGDNesterov, SGDNesterov8bit, DAdaptation, AdaFactor
  • Add gui support for --noise_offset
  • Refactor optmizer options. Thanks to mgz-dev!
    • Add --optimizer_type option for each training script. Please see help. Japanese documentation is here.
    • --use_8bit_adam and --use_lion_optimizer options also work and will override the options above for backward compatibility.
  • Add SGDNesterov and its 8bit.
  • Add D-Adaptation optimizer. Thanks to BootsofLagrangian and all!
    • Please install D-Adaptation optimizer with pip install dadaptation (it is not in requirements.txt currently.)
    • Please see kohya-ss/sd-scripts#181 for details.
  • Add AdaFactor optimizer. Thanks to Toshiaki!
  • Extra lr scheduler settings (num_cycles etc.) are working in training scripts other than train_network.py.
  • Add --max_grad_norm option for each training script for gradient clipping. 0.0 disables clipping.
  • Symbolic link can be loaded in each training script. Thanks to TkskKurumi!