Add creative/comfyui v5.1.0 (official bundled) and media/ltx-video-pipeline v2.0.0 (custom LTX pipeline)
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# Remote ComfyUI Management — Non-interactive SSH & Daemon Management
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This reference supplements `references/remote-connectivity.md` with the
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specific technique used when the Hermes LXC cannot install `sshpass` or
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`pexpect` (common in unprivileged Proxmox containers).
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## Problem
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- The ComfyUI server lives on a headless GPU box at `10.0.0.202`
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- Hermes is in an unprivileged LXC without `apt` write access
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- The `terminal` tool rejects `sshpass` (not on PATH) and forbids `nohup` in foreground mode
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- The `terminal` tool also rejects `nohup`, `disown`, `setsid`, and `&` backgrounding
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## Solution
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Use `pty.fork()` in a Python script executed via `execute_code`. This creates a
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pseudo-terminal that SSH is happy with. The Hermes `terminal` tool is not
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involved, so the PTY is permitted.
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### Reusable Python SSH helper
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Save and run via `execute_code`. Feed the password when the PTY shows the
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prompt, clean ANSI noise and SSH metadata from the captured output.
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```python
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import os, pty, select, time, re
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def ssh_cmd(cmd_str, timeout=30):
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"""Execute cmd via SSH on [email protected] through a PTY. Returns cleaned stdout."""
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cmd = ['ssh', '-tt', '-o', 'StrictHostKeyChecking=no',
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'-o', 'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null',
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'[email protected]', cmd_str]
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pid, master_fd = pty.fork()
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if pid == 0:
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os.execvp(cmd[0], cmd)
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data = b""
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password_sent = False
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try:
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start = time.time()
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while time.time() - start < timeout:
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ready, _, _ = select.select([master_fd], [], [], 5)
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if ready:
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try:
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chunk = os.read(master_fd, 4096)
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except OSError:
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break
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if not chunk:
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break
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data += chunk
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if (not password_sent and
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'password:' in data.decode('utf-8', errors='replace').lower()):
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os.write(master_fd, b'PASSW0RD\n')
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password_sent = True
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else:
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# Check if child exited
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try:
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_, status = os.waitpid(pid, os.WNOHANG)
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if status != 0:
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break
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except:
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pass
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finally:
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os.close(master_fd)
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try:
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os.waitpid(pid, 0)
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except:
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pass
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# --- clean-up ---
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text = data.decode('utf-8', errors='replace')
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text = text.replace('\r\n', '\n').replace('\r', '')
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text = re.sub(r'\x1b\[[0-9;?]*[A-Za-z]', '', text) # ANSI
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text = re.sub(r'Warning: Permanently added .*?\n?', '', text) # host key noise
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text = re.sub(r"n8n@10\.0\.0\.202's password: \n", '', text)
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text = re.sub(r'Connection to 10\.0\.0\.202 closed\.', '', text)
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return text.strip()
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```
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### How to use it
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```python
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# --- diagnostics ---
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print(ssh_cmd('nvidia-smi --query-gpu=name,memory.total --format=csv,noheader'))
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print(ssh_cmd('ps aux | grep -i comfy | grep -v grep'))
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print(ssh_cmd('cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && git log --oneline -1'))
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# --- manage server ---
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# Stop
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ssh_cmd('pkill -f "main.py.*0.0.0.0"')
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# Start (background, nohup — all inside the remote *shell*, not this process)
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ssh_cmd(
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'cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && '
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'source /home/n8n/comfy-env/bin/activate && '
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'nohup python main.py --listen 0.0.0.0 --fp16-intermediates '
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'> /tmp/comfyui.log 2>&1 </dev/null &'
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)
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```
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**Why this works:** The `terminal` tool never sees the `&`. It is executed
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inside the remote shell, which is spawned by our PTY, which is itself
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spawned inside the `execute_code` sandbox. The sandbox allows `pty.fork()`;
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the `terminal` tool would reject the same command because of its `&`
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backgrounding rule.
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## Updating ComfyUI on a Remote Manual Install
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If the remote host was installed via `git clone` (not `comfy-cli`), there is no
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`comfy` command. Use `git` directly over SSH.
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### Diagnose current state
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| Check | SSH command |
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| Install location | `ls -d ~/comfy-ui ~/ComfyUI 2>/dev/null` |
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| Git remote | `cd ~/comfy-ui && git remote -v` |
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| Current HEAD | `git log --oneline -1` |
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| Local changes | `git status --short` |
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| Stash | `git stash list` |
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### Safe update (preserve local changes)
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```python
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ssh_cmd('cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && git stash -u')
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ssh_cmd('cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && git fetch origin')
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ssh_cmd('cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && git checkout v0.18.3')
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# or branch: git switch master && git pull origin master
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```
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If `git fetch` hangs on SSH port 22 (GitHub SSH blocked on that host),
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switch the remote to HTTPS:
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```python
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ssh_cmd(
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'cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && '
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'git remote set-url origin https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI.git && '
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'git fetch origin'
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)
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```
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### Restore stash after verifying
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```python
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ssh_cmd('cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && git stash pop')
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```
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### Re-install dependencies
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If the remote uses a virtual environment (very common for headless clones):
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```python
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ssh_cmd(
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'cd /home/n8n/comfy-ui && '
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'/home/n8n/comfy-env/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt'
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)
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```
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### Restart
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See the server-management section above.
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## Pitfalls Learned in the Field
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1. **Always check which branch/tag is currently checked out.** `master` may lag
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behind `release/v0.18.3` by 38+ commits. A naïve `git pull` on `master`
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can silently downgrade if the user was previously on a release branch.
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Use `git log --oneline -3 --all --decorate` to see HEAD, all branches,
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and all tags before deciding whether to switch or merge.
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2. **`comfyui_version.py` may be stale.** It is auto-generated during build.
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After a manual `git checkout v0.18.3`, the file can still say `0.18.1` or
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`0.18.2`. The running server reports the version string from this file,
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not from git tags. Regenerate it (`python setup.py` or edit it manually)
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if version-report accuracy matters, or simply verify via `/api/prompt`
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test run.
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3. **Only one model directory is valid per node type.** LTX models in
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`models/diffusion_models/` were invisible to `CheckpointLoaderSimple`
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which walks `models/checkpoints/` only. Either move the file or use a
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node pack that reads the correct folder. See the table in the SKILL.md
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"Post-Install: Download Models" section.
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4. **Do not pass `--host` to a stopped server.** Before any workflow run,
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verify `curl http://10.0.0.202:8188/system_stats` returns valid JSON.
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If not, SSH in and restart before attempting the run. Checking
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`/api/object_info` is also a good proxy (returns all registered nodes).
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5. **Avoid `os.setsid()` inside an unprivileged LXC.** The sandbox blocks
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it. The double-fork + `os.setsid()` pattern common in Python daemon
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tutorials fails with `PermissionError` here. Instead, background via the
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remote shell (`nohup … </dev/null &`) or use `systemd`/`cron` on the
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remote host for persistence.
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