🎯 AI Stack Cheat Sheet

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🚀 Starting & Stopping

Windows

powershell

# Start
.\start.ps1

# Stop
.\start.ps1 -Stop

# Check Status
.\start.ps1 -Status

# View Logs
.\start.ps1 -Logs

Mac/Linux

bash

# Start
./start.sh

# Stop
./start.sh --stop

# Check Status
./start.sh --status

# View Logs
./start.sh --logs

🌐 Service URLs

Copy these into your browser:

n8n:         http://localhost:5678
Agent Zero:  http://localhost:50080
ComfyUI:     http://localhost:8188

📂 Important Folders

ai-stack/
├── data/n8n/              ← Your n8n workflows
├── data/agent-zero/       ← Agent Zero data
└── shared/
    └── comfyui/
        ├── models/        ← Put AI models here
        ├── output/        ← Generated images here
        └── input/         ← Input images here

🎨 ComfyUI API Quick Reference

Queue an Image

bash

POST http://localhost:8188/prompt

Check Status

bash

GET http://localhost:8188/history/{prompt_id}

Get Image

bash

GET http://localhost:8188/view?filename={name}&type=output

⚡ Quick Commands

Docker Commands

bash

# See all running containers
docker ps

# Stop all containers
docker stop $(docker ps -q)

# Remove all containers
docker rm $(docker ps -aq)

# Clean up Docker
docker system prune -a

Check if Services are Running

bash

# Windows
curl http://localhost:5678/healthz
curl http://localhost:8188/system_stats

# Mac/Linux
curl http://localhost:5678/healthz
curl http://localhost:8188/system_stats

🔧 Common Fixes

Problem	Solution
Docker not running	Open Docker Desktop, wait for whale icon 🐳
Port in use	Run stop command, then start again
Permission denied	Windows: Run as Admin
Mac: `chmod +x start.sh`
Can't connect	Wait 2 minutes, check Docker is running
Out of space	Delete old files, run `docker system prune -a`

📝 n8n Workflow Import

Open http://localhost:5678
Click "Workflows" in sidebar
Click "Import from File"
Select workflow JSON file
Click "Save"
Click "Active" toggle to enable

🎨 Adding Models to ComfyUI

Download model file (.safetensors or .ckpt)
Put in correct folder:
- Checkpoints: shared/comfyui/models/checkpoints/
- LoRAs: shared/comfyui/models/loras/
- VAE: shared/comfyui/models/vae/
Restart ComfyUI (or refresh browser)

Popular Model Sources

Hugging Face: https://huggingface.co/models
Civitai: https://civitai.com
Stable Diffusion: https://huggingface.co/runwayml/stable-diffusion-v1-5

🆘 Emergency Reset

⚠️ This deletes everything and starts fresh!

Windows

powershell

.\start.ps1 -Stop
docker compose down -v
.\start.ps1

Mac/Linux

bash

./start.sh --stop
docker compose down -v
./start.sh

📊 System Check

Before starting, verify:

Docker Desktop installed
Docker Desktop running (whale icon visible)
At least 10 GB free disk space
Internet connection working
In the ai-stack folder

🎓 Learning Resources

n8n

Docs: https://docs.n8n.io
Community: https://community.n8n.io
YouTube: Search "n8n tutorial"

ComfyUI

GitHub: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI
Wiki: https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI/wiki
Reddit: r/comfyui

Agent Zero

GitHub: https://github.com/frdel/agent-zero
Docs: Check GitHub README

💾 Backup Your Work

Important Files to Backup

data/n8n/           ← Your workflows
shared/workflows/   ← Shared workflow files
.env                ← Your settings

Quick Backup (Copy these folders)

bash

# Windows
xcopy /E /I data backup\data
xcopy /E /I shared backup\shared

# Mac/Linux
cp -r data backup/data
cp -r shared backup/shared

🔐 Security Reminders

✅ Safe for local use (localhost only)
❌ Don't expose to internet without security
✅ Keep Docker Desktop updated
❌ Don't share your .env file
✅ Use strong passwords if enabling auth

📞 Help Resources

QUICK-START.md - 3 simple steps
EASY-INSTALL.md - Detailed guide
TROUBLESHOOTING.md - Fix problems
README.md - Full documentation
SUMMARY.md - Overview & learning path

✅ Success Indicators

You know it's working when:

✅ Whale icon 🐳 visible in taskbar/menu
✅ Terminal shows "🎉 AI Stack is running!"
✅ All three URLs open in browser
✅ n8n shows welcome screen
✅ ComfyUI shows node interface
✅ Agent Zero shows chat interface

🎉 You're all set! Happy automating!

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