LocalLab Deployment Guide
Python 3.8+
pip
Virtual environment (recommended)
GPU (optional)
# Create virtual environment
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # or `venv\Scripts\activate` on Windows
# Install LocalLab
pip install locallab
from locallab import start_server
# Start server
start_server ()
from locallab_client import LocalLabClient
# Connect to local server
client = LocalLabClient ("http://localhost:8000" )
# Server settings
os .environ ["LOCALLAB_HOST" ] = "0.0.0.0"
os .environ ["LOCALLAB_PORT" ] = "8000"
# Model settings
os .environ ["HUGGINGFACE_MODEL" ] = "microsoft/phi-2"
os .environ ["LOCALLAB_MODEL_TEMPERATURE" ] = "0.7"
os .environ ["LOCALLAB_MODEL_MAX_LENGTH" ] = "2048"
# Optimizations
os .environ ["LOCALLAB_ENABLE_QUANTIZATION" ] = "true"
os .environ ["LOCALLAB_ENABLE_ATTENTION_SLICING" ] = "true"
8GB+ RAM
CUDA-compatible GPU
SSD storage
Use appropriate model size
Enable quantization
Monitor resource usage
Implement proper error handling
Use fallback models
Monitor system health
Set rate limits
Enable request validation
Use appropriate CORS settings