# ComfyUI-Nexus
 
A ComfyUI node designed to enable seamless multi-user workflow collaboration.
**Features Video**: Coming Soon
# Important Notes
- **Install/Maintain on Server Only**: This node should only be installed on the server machine.
- **No Installation Needed for Others**: Other users don’t need to install this node.
- **URL for Connection**: Other users only need the URL to connect locally/remotely.
- **Security**:
- ComfyUI menu and features are for admins only.
- ComfyUI shortcuts are for admins only.
- Prompt Queue shortcut `CTRL+Enter` is for users with queue permission only.
- **Editor Permissions**:
- Editors can only edit the graph (create/update/delete/move).
- If an editor has queue permission, they can queue prompts in the workflow.
- **All Admin Server (not recommended)**:
- One can create a server with all admins to resolve permission issues.
- Refer to the `Admin Account Setup` section for more details.
> [!WARNING]
> When opening the ComfyUI workspace for the first time, it will be locked. Login as admin to enable editing.
> [!WARNING]
> Move or disable the ComfyUI-Nexus nodes from the custom nodes folder if you want to return to your normal ComfyUI setup.
> [!CAUTION]
> Enable the old `litegraph(legacy)` node search box. (New node search box is under development and has bugs)
## Disabling ComfyUI-Nexus
- Stop ComfyUI and go to `ComfyUI\custom_nodes` folder
- Rename `ComfyUI-Nexus` like this `ComfyUI-Nexus.disabled` to disable.
- Restart ComfyUI again.
## Key Features
- **Multiuser collaboration**: enable multiple users to work on the same workflow simultaneously.
- **Local and Remote access**: use tools like ngrok or other tunneling software to facilitate remote collaboration. A local IP address on WiFi will also work 😎.
- **Enhanced teamwork**: streamline your team's workflow management and collaboration process.
- **Real-time chat**: communicate directly within the platform to ensure smooth and efficient collaboration.
- **Spectate mode**: allow team members to observe the workflow in real-time without interfering—perfect for training or monitoring progress.
- **Admin permissions**: admins can control who can edit the workflow and who can queue prompts, ensuring the right level of access for each team member.
- **Workflow backup**: in case of any mishap, you can reload an old backup. The node saves 5 workflows, each 60 seconds apart.
## Key Binds
- **Activate chat**: press **`t`**
- **Show/hide users panel**: press **`LAlt + p`**
- **Show/hide backups panel**: press **`LAlt + o`** (for user with editor permission only)
- **Queue promt**: press **`CTRL+Enter`** (for user with queue permission only)
## Chat Commands
- `/nick `: changes your nickname
- `/login account password`: this command is used to become admin.
- `/logout`: logout the admin.
# Node Installation
- ### Installing Using `comfy-cli`
- `comfy node registry-install ComfyUI-Nexus`
- https://registry.comfy.org/publishers/daxcay/nodes/comfyui-nexus
- ### Manual Method
- Go to your `ComfyUI\custom_nodes` and Run CMD.
- Copy and paste this command: `git clone https://github.com/daxcay/ComfyUI-Nexus.git`
- ### Automatic Method with [Comfy Manager](https://github.com/ltdrdata/ComfyUI-Manager)
- Inside ComfyUI > Click the Manager Button on the side.
- Click `Custom Nodes Manager` and search for `ComfyUI-Nexus`, then install this node.
>[!IMPORTANT]
> #### **Restart ComfyUI before proceeding to next step**
# Server Setup
### Knowing ComfyUI Port
- Open Comfyui in your browser:
- In your url tab, digits after colon (:) is your port.
**Example:**
The port for the above URL will be **8188**
### Admin Account Setup
- Open the file `ComfyUI\nexus\admins.json` in notepad.
- **"epic"** is the account name and **"comfynexus"** is password
- Replace account and password with your own liking, but make sure not to use spaces.
### More than 1 Admin Account Setup
- Open the file `ComfyUI\nexus\admins.json` in notepad. add another account(s) and password(s) like this.
- Make sure every password is different, and make sure not to use spaces.
>[!IMPORTANT]
>Don't leave the password as "comfynexus" as anyone can login.
>[!NOTE]
>**DO NOT SHARE ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD IN PUBLIC**
>[!IMPORTANT]
> #### Save file and **Restart ComfyUI before proceeding to next step**
# Hosting Setup
- One can use Ngrok or any other tunneling software supporting http/https to host a comfyui server remotely.
- Also you can host locally over WiFi/Lan.
### Using Ngrok:
- Go to this https://dashboard.ngrok.com/signup?ref=home-hero to sign up.
- After signing up and logging in, go to this https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started/setup/windows to set up ngrok.
- After installing and setting up ngrok,
- Run CMD and enter this command: `ngrok http `
- **Forwarding** is the Remote URL, Share this URL with your peers.
### Using Local IP
- Open a cmd and write `ipconfig`.
- Now copy IPv4 address ad add comfy port to it. For example, if it's `http://192.168.1.45:`, the final URL will be: `http://192.168.1.45:5000`
- Share this URL with your peers.
>[!NOTE]
> **Ngrok and WiFi address might change if you restart the machine. Follow above steps again to get the new URL.**
## Permissions in ComfyUI-Nexus
- **viewer**: default permission given to a person joining the server.
- **editor**: person having editor permission cad edit the workflow.
- **queue prompt**: person having queue permission can queue the workflow.
>[!NOTE]
> Admin has all permissions by default.
## Real-Time Chat Window
When you join ComfyUI for the first time, you will see this chat window in the top left corner:
To chat, press `t`, then write the message and press 'Enter'.
### Chat Commands
- `/nick `: changes your nickname
- `/login `: this command is used to become admin. **( account name and password saved in `admins.json` above )**
- `/logout`: logout the admin.
## User Panel
To show/hide the user panel, press `LAlt + p`.
**For users, the user panel will look like this:**
Users can perform the following actions on a joined user:
- **mouse**: show/hide the mouse of other players.
- **spectate**: enable/disable spectate mode. Main use case: when you want to see or learn something from another user.
**For admins, the user panel will look like this:**
Admins can perform the following actions on a joined user:
- **spectate**: enable/disable spectate mode. Main use case: when you want to see or learn something from another user.
- **editor**: give/revoke editor permission to/from that user. Anyone with this permission can edit the workflow.
- **queue**: give/revoke queue permission to/from that user. Anyone with this permission can queue the workflow.
- **mouse**: show/hide the mouse of other players.
## Backup Panel (For Admins and Editors Only)
To show/hide the backup panel, press `LAlt + o`.
**The backup panel looks like this:**
- **load**: load the backup on ComfyUI. If the admin presses it, it will load for all users.
> Backups are saved 60 seconds apart. To load a workflow dragged by an admin, the admin will have to wait 60 seconds to let the server make a backup, then load it for all users.
## Future Updates
- Based on feedback, I will add/update features.
- Multi-room collaboration.
- Users can set their own color for names and mouse cursors.
### Daxton Caylor - ComfyUI Node Developer
- ### Contact
- **Email** - daxtoncaylor+Github@gmail.com
- **Discord Server**: https://discord.gg/Z44Zjpurjp
- ### Support
- **Patreon**: https://patreon.com/daxtoncaylor
- **Buy me a coffee**: https://buymeacoffee.com/daxtoncaylor