Allocating VRAM and RAM in LocalAI with Reserved Space
AlternateWitness · reddit · 2026-07-09
A user asked how to properly allocate VRAM and RAM in LocalAI to run local models while reserving a few GB of VRAM for hardware encoders used in media transcoding.
The user noted that unlike llama-swap, which offers parameters to automatically offload VRAM layers, LocalAI lacks a straightforward setting to cap VRAM usage. Currently, they have to rely on manually tweaking the gpulayers parameter to fit, and are hoping for a more automated solution.
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