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+FROM python:3.8-slim
+RUN apt update && apt install -y wget git libglib2.0-0 libsm6 libxext6 libxrender-dev
+RUN apt clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+# RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash stablediff
+# install conda
+RUN wget \
+    https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh \
+    && mkdir /root/.conda \
+    && bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -b \
+    && rm -f Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh \
+    && echo PATH="/root/miniconda3/bin":$PATH >> .bashrc 
+RUN chmod +x /root/miniconda3/bin/conda
+RUN ln -s /root/miniconda3/bin/conda /usr/local/bin/conda
+RUN conda update -y conda
+# i am using git clone instead during development of this dockerfile
+COPY . /app/ 
+RUN mkdir /app/outputs/
+RUN mkdir /app/weights/
+# RUN git clone https://github.com/CompVis/stable-diffusion.git /app/
+WORKDIR /app/
+RUN conda env create -f environment.yaml -n ldm
+# conda env trick
+RUN rm /usr/local/bin/python
+RUN ln -s /root/miniconda3/envs/ldm/bin/python /usr/local/bin/python
+ENV PROMPT="a drawing of a giraffe riding a motorcycle in space"
+# trigger first download to prevent re-downloading in the future
+# the script will fail as we do not have the weights yet, therefore the exit 0 
+# RUN python scripts/txt2img.py; exit 0 
+# there are even more post install downloads. the image is really big anyways already, 
+# so i was thinking about just including the weights as well... open to your ideas!
+RUN wget https://github.com/DagnyT/hardnet/raw/master/pretrained/train_liberty_with_aug/checkpoint_liberty_with_aug.pth -P /root/.cache/torch/hub/checkpoints
+# and now just grab the weights as well
+RUN wget https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/aai-blog-files/o/sd-v1-4.ckpt?alt=media  -O weights/sd-v1-4.ckpt
+CMD [ "python", "scripts/txt2img.py", \
+    "--prompt", "'$PROMPT'", "--plms", "--ckpt", "./weights/sd-v1-4.ckpt", "--skip_grid", \
+    "--n_samples", "1", "--n_iter", "1"]
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@@ -189,6 +189,34 @@ Values that approach 1.0 allow for lots of variations but will also produce imag
 
 This procedure can, for example, also be used to upscale samples from the base model.
 
+## Docker
+
+First you will need the `nvidia-docker` to be set up. If you are using Windows Docker Desktop you are in luck, as it is already working by default, otherwise follow [the NVIDIA guide](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/install-guide.html).
+
+After that, assuming you have downloaded the weights into the "weights" folder (see above, or `curl https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/aai-blog-files/o/sd-v1-4.ckpt?alt=media > weights/sd-v1-4.ckpt`), you can start it in three different modes:
+
+### 1. simple docker-compose up
+
+change the prompt located in [docker-compose.yaml](docker-compose.yaml), located under "environment" and execute:
+
+```
+docker-compose up
+```
+
+### 2. simple docker run
+
+edit the last part of the command and hit enter
+
+```
+docker run --it guestros/stable-diffusion:latest --gpus all -v $PWD/weights/:/app/weights/ -v $PWD/outputs/:/app/outputs/ -e 'PROMPT="a dinosaur looking at a meteor"'
+```
+
+### 3. interactive session
+
+An interactive session where you can type in your own commands and arguments
+```
+docker run --it guestros/stable-diffusion:latest --gpus all -v $PWD/weights/:/app/weights/ -v $PWD/outputs/:/app/outputs/
+```
 
 ## Comments 
 
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+version: "3"
+services:
+  stable-diffusor:
+    # TODO: exchange this image with an image of CompVis
+    image: guestros/stable-diffusion:latest
+    build: .
+    platform: linux/amd64
+    volumes:
+      - ./weights/:/app/weights/
+      - ./outputs/:/app/outputs/
+    environment:
+      - PROMPT="a drawing of a giraffe riding a bicycle in space"
+    # to make sure all gpus are passed
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        reservations:
+          devices:
+            - capabilities: [gpu]
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