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Meta Reference GPU Distribution

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The llamastack/distribution-{{ name }} distribution consists of the following provider configurations:

{{ providers_table }}

Note that you need access to nvidia GPUs to run this distribution. This distribution is not compatible with CPU-only machines or machines with AMD GPUs.

{% if run_config_env_vars %}

Environment Variables

The following environment variables can be configured:

{% for var, (default_value, description) in run_config_env_vars.items() %}

• {{ var }}: {{ description }} (default: {{ default_value }}) {% endfor %} {% endif %}

Prerequisite: Downloading Models

Please check that you have llama model checkpoints downloaded in ~/.llama before proceeding. See installation guide here to download the models using the Hugging Face CLI.

## Running the Distribution

You can do this via venv or Docker which has a pre-built image.

### Via Docker

This method allows you to get started quickly without having to build the distribution code.

```bash
LLAMA_STACK_PORT=8321
docker run \
  -it \
  --pull always \
  --gpu all \
  -p $LLAMA_STACK_PORT:$LLAMA_STACK_PORT \
  -v ~/.llama:/root/.llama \
  -e INFERENCE_MODEL=meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct \
  llamastack/distribution-{{ name }} \
  --port $LLAMA_STACK_PORT

If you are using Llama Stack Safety / Shield APIs, use:

docker run \
  -it \
  --pull always \
  --gpu all \
  -p $LLAMA_STACK_PORT:$LLAMA_STACK_PORT \
  -v ~/.llama:/root/.llama \
  -e INFERENCE_MODEL=meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct \
  -e SAFETY_MODEL=meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-1B \
  llamastack/distribution-{{ name }} \
  --port $LLAMA_STACK_PORT

Via venv

Make sure you have the Llama Stack CLI available.

llama stack list-deps meta-reference-gpu | xargs -L1 uv pip install
INFERENCE_MODEL=meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct \
llama stack run distributions/{{ name }}/run.yaml \
  --port 8321

If you are using Llama Stack Safety / Shield APIs, use:

INFERENCE_MODEL=meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct \
SAFETY_MODEL=meta-llama/Llama-Guard-3-1B \
llama stack run distributions/{{ name }}/run-with-safety.yaml \
  --port 8321