text-generation-webui/AUTORUN_README.md

Install and autorun for text-generation-webui (Windows)

This folder contains helper scripts to install the web UI as an autorun service on your Windows user account.

Files:

• start_webui_minimized.ps1 — PowerShell script that launches the web UI server using the venv Python; starts minimized.
• install_autostart.bat — Creates a shortcut in your Windows Startup folder to run the PowerShell script at login.

How to install (one-time):

1. Double-click install_autostart.bat and allow it to run. This will create a shortcut named TextGenWebUI.lnk in your Startup folder.
2. The next time you log into Windows, the web UI will start automatically minimized using the project's venv.

Start now (manual):

• To start immediately without waiting for login, run the PowerShell script manually (right-click and select "Run with PowerShell") or run: powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "start_webui_minimized.ps1"

Stop/remove autorun:

• Delete TextGenWebUI.lnk from your Startup folder. You can open the Startup folder with: explorer.exe shell:startup

Notes & troubleshooting:

• The scripts assume the project is at D:\AI_ML_Development\text-generation-webui and the venv exists at venv inside the project. If you move the project, edit start_webui_minimized.ps1.
• Ensure your PowerShell ExecutionPolicy allows running scripts. install_autostart.bat sets -ExecutionPolicy Bypass when launching the script.
• Logs: by default the script starts the server without redirecting output. To capture logs, edit start_webui_minimized.ps1 and use the -RedirectStandardOutput / -RedirectStandardError options (commented in file).