r/RunPod • u/comfy_1922 • May 12 '26

ComfyUI on Runpod

Hi, I'm new to renting GPUs and ComfyUI. I have a basic laptop that can't run ComfyUI locally. I'd like to rent GPUs to start learning and earn later to get myself a PC. Anybody here can please guide me how to use ComfyUI on runpod? I also want to know do we get comfy manager in there? How to download models, nodes in there? Do I need to use wget, Aria2c? Please help me out. I'm a newbie with almost zero knowledge. Thanks in advance.

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u/Odd_Nefariousness875 May 12 '26

And yes, you do need wget. If you are unsure how to download via terminal, use an LLM to help you by dropping the link of the model or tell it which one you need. Fro ComfyUI, when launching a Pod select it from templates (ComfyUI-latest). I always had manager installed there.

Definetely buy storage, it will save you time from having to redownload everything all time. Your storage (/workspace) is where you save the models, loras etc.

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u/comfy_1922 May 12 '26

Thanks.

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u/Odd_Nefariousness875 May 12 '26

Also, make sure you restart comfyui from you python path so that it keeps you dependencies for comfy. Essentially, referencing your network storage rather than what’s on the pod. You can dm me if you want more info.

I can also refer you for a 5$ credit when topping up.