Getting Started

Set up your first ComfyUI workflow with ComfyControl in just 5 minutes

Beginner Friendly

Prerequisites: You'll need at least one ComfyUI instance running and accessible over the internet. Don't have ComfyUI set up yet? See ComfyUI documentation

Quick Start Guide

5 minutes

Sign In to ComfyControl

• Click the "Sign In With GitHub" button on the homepage

• Authorize ComfyControl to access your GitHub account

• You'll be automatically redirected to your dashboard

Set Up Your First Runner

• Navigate to the Runners page from the sidebar

• Click the "New Runner" button

• Give your runner a descriptive name (e.g., "My GPU Server")

• Enter your ComfyUI endpoint URL (e.g., http://your-server:8188)

• Add authentication headers if your ComfyUI instance requires them

• Click "Save" to register your runner

Tip: Your ComfyUI endpoint should be accessible from the internet. If you're running locally, you might need to use a tunnel service like ngrok.

Create a Template

• Go to the Templates page or browse the Marketplace

• To create new: Click "New Template" and upload a workflow JSON file

• To use existing: Browse the Marketplace and fork a curated template

• Give your template a name and description

• Save the template for reuse

Pro Tip: Start with marketplace templates! Browse our curated collection to find workflows similar to what you need, then fork and customize them.

Run Your First Workflow

• Navigate to the Workflows page

• Click "New Workflow"

• Select your template, a forked marketplace template, or upload a new workflow file

• Fill in any required parameters (prompts, settings, etc.)

• Click "Create" to start execution

• Monitor progress in real-time from the workflows page

View Your Results

• Once complete, click on your workflow to see details

• Download generated images, videos, and other outputs

• Browse all your creations in the Media Gallery

• Re-run workflows with different parameters

Workflow Templates

Save and reuse your ComfyUI workflows. Browse the marketplace for curated templates or create your own with dynamic parameters.

Distributed Runners

Connect multiple ComfyUI instances and distribute workloads across different machines for better performance.

Persistent Results

All generated images and outputs are stored durably, independent of your ComfyUI instances.

Easy Re-execution

Re-run any workflow with new parameters. Perfect for iterating on prompts and fine-tuning results.

What's Next?

Explore the Marketplace

Browse curated workflows and discover amazing templates for your next project

Browse Marketplace

Learn the Core Concepts

Understand workflows, runners, templates, marketplace, and how they work together

Read Concepts Guide

Start Creating

You now have everything you need to create your first ComfyUI workflow with ComfyControl

Go to Dashboard

Need Help?

If you encounter any issues or have questions:

Contact Support ComfyUI Docs