Installing NVIDIA AI Workbench#

Downloading or installing AI Workbench implies consent to the NVIDIA AI Product Agreement.

By downloading or installing the NVIDIA AI Workbench software, you agree to the terms of the NVIDIA AI Product Agreement (EULA). If you do not agree to the terms of the EULA, you are not authorized to download, install, or use NVIDIA AI Workbench.

Overview#

You install the Desktop App on your laptop, not on a remote.

It is the main human facing user-interface, regardless of whether you work locally or remotely. Once it is installed, you can add a remote location or do the full local install.

Go here to see how to install the Desktop App.

The full local install is required to develop locally in AI Workbench.

You do this after you have installed the Desktop App. Selecting the full local install downloads and configures system level dependencies with the AI Workbench binaries.

Once it is finished, you can develop on your laptop as well as on remote locations.

Go here to see how to do the full local install.

Installing AI Workbench on a remote machine is done with the CLI manually, with NVIDIA Sync, or through NVIDIA Brev.

Manual installation requires running a CLI command on the remote machine over SSH. NVIDIA Sync handles both the remote installation and adding the location to your Desktop App. The NVIDIA Brev integration lets you add a remote instance and bootstraps AI Workbench for you.

Manual remote install | Jetson install | Use NVIDIA Sync

Key Concepts#

Remote Only Mode: Refers to installing the Desktop App without having done the full local install. Means that you can only work on remote locations. No longer applicable once you do the full local install.
“local”: The name of your local machine after you do the full local install. Sometimes referred to as your “local Workbench”.
Remote Location: Remote machine with AI Workbench installed and added to your Desktop App. Sometimes referred to as a “remote Workbench”.