Stable Diffusion WebUI
AI Image GenerationPopular Gradio web UI for Stable Diffusion
Replaces Midjourney, DALL-E
Best Docker AI Image Generation for self-hosting
The 6 best Docker ai image generation you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
ComfyUI
AI Image GenerationNode-based interface for Stable Diffusion image generation
Replaces Midjourney, DALL-E
LocalAI
AI Image GenerationDrop-in OpenAI-compatible API for local inference
Replaces OpenAI API, ElevenLabs
InvokeAI
AI Image GenerationProfessional creative engine for Stable Diffusion
Replaces Midjourney, Adobe Firefly
Chat Nio
AI Image GenerationMulti-model AI chat aggregation platform with billing
Replaces OpenAI ChatGPT, Poe
Fooocus-API
AI Image GenerationSelf-hosted REST API for the Fooocus image generator
Replaces DALL-E API, Midjourney
No apps match these filters.
At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stable Diffusion WebUI | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 8,192 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 165,039 |
| ComfyUI | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 8,192 MB | GPL-3.0 | 137,374 |
| LocalAI | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 8,192 MB | MIT | 49,518 |
| InvokeAI | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 8,192 MB | Apache-2.0 | 28,622 |
| Chat Nio | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | Apache-2.0 | 9,327 |
| Fooocus-API | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 8,192 MB | GPL-3.0 | 677 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Stable Diffusion WebUI (165,039 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Chat Nio (from 512 MB RAM, against 8,192 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 2 of 6 use GPL-3.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Docker within the ai image generation category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.