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Self-hosted AI image generation

# Self-hosted Fooocus 2.0 with API on AWS

Generate images from a simple prompt with Fooocus, running on a GPU instance in your own AWS account. The pre-configured AMI includes the web interface and a REST API, billed per hour rather than per user.

 [Launch on AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-4xzjmoi4f3ml4)

-   Web UI and REST API
-   GPU instance in your account
-   No per-user fees

![Fooocus AI image generator deployed on AWS by Meetrix](https://meetrix.io/assets/store/fooocus/fooocus.webp)

## What is Fooocus?

Fooocus is a GPLv3 image generator built on Stable Diffusion XL. It hides the usual parameters behind a single prompt box and tunes the technical settings for you, so you get good images without learning a node graph or dozens of sliders.

-   ### Prompt-first

    Describe the image; Fooocus handles the settings.

-   ### SDXL models

    Built around Stable Diffusion XL for quality results.

-   ### Inpainting and image prompts

    Edit parts of an image or guide generation with a reference.

-   ### REST API

    Generate images from your own apps with text-to-image and model-list endpoints.

-   ### Any language

    Call the API from Python, JavaScript or anything that speaks HTTP.

-   ### GPU instance

    Runs on a g4dn instance in your own account.

## What's in the Meetrix Fooocus AMI

The AMI ships Fooocus 2.0 with its API already configured on a GPU-ready Ubuntu image.

-   Fooocus 2.0 web interface on Ubuntu 22.04
-   Fooocus API for text-to-image and model listing
-   GPU drivers ready for g4dn instances
-   Automatic SSL when your domain is hosted on Route 53
-   A CloudFormation template for your own AWS account
-   Email support from Meetrix at aws@meetrix.io

## How to set up a self-hosted Fooocus server

1.  ### Check your GPU quota

    Make sure your account has enough vCPU quota for a g4dn instance in your region.

2.  ### Launch the stack

    Subscribe on AWS Marketplace and launch the CloudFormation stack. Allow 5-10 minutes.

3.  ### Open the dashboard

    Use the DashboardUrlIp from the stack outputs, or point your domain at the PublicIp and use that.

4.  ### Generate or call the API

    Type a prompt in the web UI, or send a text-to-image request to the API.

## Deploy on AWS

### Fooocus on AWS

An AMI on AWS Marketplace, launched on a g4dn GPU instance in your own AWS account with a CloudFormation stack.

Deploys with

CloudFormation

Recommended size

g4dn.2xlarge

OS

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

#### Setup guides

-   [**Fooocus 2.0 developer guide** Launch, access, SSL, API](https://meetrix.io/blogs/how-to-set-up-fooocus-api-configuration-aws-developer-guide/)
-   [**Install Fooocus on AWS** Features, hardware and pricing](https://meetrix.io/blogs/how-to-install-fooocus-aws/)
-   [**Video walkthrough** Watch the deployment on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7B3r8Xwz58)

 [Launch on AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-4xzjmoi4f3ml4)

## Fooocus vs ComfyUI vs AUTOMATIC1111

|  | Fooocus | ComfyUI | AUTOMATIC1111 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Licence | GPLv3 | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Interface | Prompt-only, automated tuning | Node graph editor | Full manual parameters |
| Hosted API | Included in the Meetrix AMI | Headless API mode | Through extensions |
| Learning curve | Low | High | Moderate |
| Active development | Yes | Yes | No major release since mid-2024 |

ComfyUI is usually first to support new model architectures such as Flux.1. [Read Fooocus vs Automatic1111 vs ComfyUI →](https://meetrix.io/blogs/fooocus-vs-automatic1111-vs-comfyui/)

## Video: deploy Fooocus on AWS

## Fooocus FAQ

What is Fooocus?

An AI image generator built on Stable Diffusion XL that turns a simple prompt into an image, handling the technical settings for you.

Which instance should I choose?

g4dn.2xlarge is recommended. A GPU is required, so the listing supports g4dn instance types only.

Does it include an API?

Yes. The AMI includes the Fooocus API with text-to-image and model-list endpoints; the full reference is in the Fooocus-API documentation on GitHub.

How do I open the dashboard?

Use the DashboardUrlIp from the stack outputs, or point your domain at the server and use the domain.

What if I see a 502 Bad Gateway error?

Fooocus is still starting. Wait about 5 minutes and refresh.

What if SSL does not set up automatically?

That happens when the domain is not on Route 53. SSH in and run sudo /root/certificate\_generate\_standalone.sh.

Is Fooocus available on Google Cloud?

Not at the moment. The Meetrix Fooocus image is on AWS Marketplace only.

How do I upgrade?

Back up your server data, remove the old stack and launch the new version from AWS Marketplace.

## Fooocus guides and articles

### [Fooocus vs Automatic1111 vs ComfyUI](https://meetrix.io/blogs/fooocus-vs-automatic1111-vs-comfyui/)

Node-based control, extensions and release velocity, compared.

### [Best Self-Hosted AI Image Generators](https://meetrix.io/blogs/best-self-hosted-ai-image-generator/)

Fooocus, Easy Diffusion and AUTOMATIC1111 on setup and extensions.

### [How to 1 Click Install Fooocus AI on AWS](https://meetrix.io/blogs/how-to-install-fooocus-aws/)

Stable Diffusion, Fooocus features and hardware recommendations.

## Need a hand with Fooocus?

We build and run self-hosted AI infrastructure every day, from GPU sizing to API integrations. Tell us what you need.

[Contact us](https://meetrix.io/contact-us/)