# WebUI StartGUI

## Description
WebUI StartGUI is a Python graphical user interface (GUI) written with PyQT5, that allows users to configure settings and start the oobabooga web user interface (WebUI). It provides a convenient way to adjust various parameters and launch the WebUI with the desired settings.

## Current Features
- Select a model from a dropdown menu
- Choose wbits and groupsize options
- Select the operating mode (chat, cai-chat, notebook)
- Enable/disable GPU usage and set GPU VRAM (Only for Nvidia Right now, will detect if multiple GPU's are Present)
- Adjust pre-layer value
- Load the model with 8-bit precision
- Enable authentication and choose an authentication file
- Choose extensions for the WebUI
- Enable local network mode and specify the listen port
- Automatically open the browser when loading is finished
- Save settings to a profile
- Load profiles via Dropdown menu.

## How to Use
1. Clone the repository or download the source code.
2. Install the required dependencies listed in the `requirements.txt` file. (PyQT5 & gpustat)
3. Run the `StartUI.py` script using Python `python3 StartUI.py`.
4. Configure the desired settings using the GUI elements.
5. Click the "Save Settings" button to save the current settings to a profile.
6. Click the "Load" button to load and apply settings from a saved profile.
7. Click the "Start" button to launch the WebUI with the selected settings.


## Binary Download
Binary releases of this script can be found in the [Releases](https://github.com/your-username/your-repository/releases) section of this repository.

## Credits
StartGUI is developed and maintained by [Pakobbix](https://github.com/Pakobbix). 
It is based on the [PyQt5](https://pypi.org/project/PyQt5/) library and uses [gpustat](https://pypi.org/project/gpustat/) for GPU information.
[Oobabooga](https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui) for his great webui.