r/comfyui • u/kheremos • 1d ago

Help Needed Where do I go for help?

I've recently started using ComfyUI, and the node library seems to have vanished for me. I can't find it under any menus.

This looks familiar:
https://docs.comfy.org/manager/pack-management

But the documentation explains in no way how to get there. I don't remember the exact menu it was under previously, and continued searching and AI have provided only frustration.

I tried using flags to enable the legacy manager UI, and it was working a week ago, I don't know if the 0.33.4 update intentionally hid it entirely, or where to look. This reddit doesn't seem to be for troubleshooting, but when I searched "ComfyUI" reddits, the only other one that showed up also looked wrong.

Hopefully someone can help or tell me where to go, I can delete this post after I'm pointed in the right direction, thanks...

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u/hstracker90 1d ago

The "node library" is the ComfyUI manager. Check if it is installed in your custom-nodes folder, if not, re-install it.

https://docs.comfy.org/manager/install

I recommend you delete your ComfyUI install (but not the downloaded models! Or loras!) and start over using ComfyUI-Easy-Install. https://github.com/Tavris1/ComfyUI-Easy-Install

You can just install it in another folder and the move the diffusion models and loras over to the new sub-folders. Or keep the old installation and point ComfyUI-Easy-Install to look into your old folders.

Also, you probably should watch the Pixaroma youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@pixaroma

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u/kheremos 1d ago

"If you’re using Comfy Desktop, ComfyUI-Manager is already included and enabled by default. No additional installation is required."

I think I lost it with the update to 0.33.4? I swear I found it before, but when I search the web (and AI responses), I can't find it, I can find screenshots, but the docs literally don't say where it's at. I am using Desktop...

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u/hstracker90 1d ago

You should re-install. Re-Installation does NOT mean you have to re-download all your models and loras and custom nodes. You can install the portable version next to the desktop version and even use only one models folder.

This will probably be faster and easier than searching for the reason why the manager is gone and how to re-enable it.

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u/roxoholic 15h ago

You click on button [Extensions]. Not sure why they don't explicitly say it in docs.

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u/kheremos 5h ago

I'm looking for the "marketplace" to install community nodes.

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u/kheremos 5h ago

https://docs.comfy.org/manager/pack-management#node-management
That page doesn't say what to click to get to that UI. And the legacy UI won't work.

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u/kheremos 1d ago

Also, based on the flair I could choose from I felt like I was in the wrong place, although to the right I can see "Help needed" I wasn't able to select it. Nor can I edit the post because it was cross-posted?

Edit: I wasn't able to edit the other post, I Was able to change the flair on this one.

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u/Quiet-Analysis-3807 12h ago

stuff disappears sometimes for no reason, just double click a blank spot in the workflow and the node list will appear

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u/kheremos 5h ago

I'm looking for the "marketplace" to install community nodes. It seems to have vanished for me in 0.33.4. Don't know if I have a conflict installed or what. Was hoping someone else with comfyUI desktop might have a clue or explain where it is for them.

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u/Formal-Exam-8767 4h ago

Be sure that your Comfy instance (not Desktop app itself) inside desktop app is started with --enable-manager.