Install Assistia and its AI components on Linux

1. Install from Assistia

1. Open Assistia.
2. Click Settings at the bottom right.
3. Click Install missing components.
4. Assistia checks Ollama, ComfyUI, and the developer agent, then installs only what is missing.

Depending on your distribution, Ollama installation may require administrator privileges. Follow the instructions displayed by the official script if your terminal or system asks for confirmation.

2. Manual Ollama installation

You can also install Ollama with the official command:

Then check the installation:

If Assistia cannot find Ollama automatically, enter its path in Settings, then Ollama path.

3. ComfyUI and developer agent

In most cases, no extra system configuration is required. Assistia installs ComfyUI and Aider inside its own application folders.

If the required Python version is not available, Assistia installs uv, then creates the local environment for the module.

After installation, download models from Settings: Ollama models for chat and ComfyUI models for image generation.

4. Start

1. Open Assistia.
2. Assistia starts Ollama on 127.0.0.1:11434 when the component is installed but stopped.
3. If ComfyUI is installed, Assistia also tries to start its server on 127.0.0.1:8188.
4. Use the Chat tab to talk and the Image generator tab to create images.