llama-stack/docs/source/distributions/self_hosted_distro/nvidia.md

NVIDIA Distribution

The llamastack/distribution-nvidia distribution consists of the following provider configurations.

API	Provider(s)
agents	inline::meta-reference
inference	remote::nvidia
memory	inline::faiss, remote::chromadb, remote::pgvector
safety	inline::llama-guard
telemetry	inline::meta-reference

Environment Variables

The following environment variables can be configured:

• LLAMASTACK_PORT: Port for the Llama Stack distribution server (default: 8321)
• NVIDIA_API_KEY: NVIDIA API Key (default: ``)

Models

The following models are available by default:

• ${env.INFERENCE_MODEL} (None)

Prerequisite: API Keys

Make sure you have access to a NVIDIA API Key. You can get one by visiting https://build.nvidia.com/.

Running Llama Stack with NVIDIA

You can do this via Conda (build code) 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.

LLAMA_STACK_PORT=8321
docker run \
  -it \
  --pull always \
  -p $LLAMA_STACK_PORT:$LLAMA_STACK_PORT \
  -v ./run.yaml:/root/my-run.yaml \
  llamastack/distribution-nvidia \
  --yaml-config /root/my-run.yaml \
  --port $LLAMA_STACK_PORT \
  --env NVIDIA_API_KEY=$NVIDIA_API_KEY

Via Conda

llama stack build --template nvidia --image-type conda
llama stack run ./run.yaml \
  --port 8321 \
  --env NVIDIA_API_KEY=$NVIDIA_API_KEY