Verify Offline Generation After Setup
First launch may download the engine; generation can run offline afterward. This test separates a completed local setup from features that still need a download.
What this test proves
This procedure verifies one narrow claim: an already-installed LocalForge engine and an already-downloaded compatible model can complete a generation while the computer has no network connection. It does not prove that downloads, updates, support links, or new model acquisition work offline.
Prerequisites
- Launch LocalForge successfully while connected at least once.
- Complete any engine download that LocalForge requests on first launch.
- Install one compatible model and confirm it can produce a small image while connected.
- Save the model name and basic generation settings.
- Close unrelated applications that may create confusing network traffic.
Establish a connected baseline
- Open LocalForge while the computer is online.
- Select the model you plan to use in the offline test.
- Generate a small, low-cost baseline image using modest resolution and a batch size of one.
- Record the prompt, seed, model, resolution, sampler, and step count.
- Confirm that the output file was written and can be opened.
- Close LocalForge completely so the next launch begins from a clean state.
Run the offline test
- Disable Wi-Fi and disconnect Ethernet. Do not rely on airplane mode if Ethernet remains connected.
- Confirm the operating system reports no active network connection.
- Reopen LocalForge.
- Select the same already-installed model without opening download or update flows.
- Reuse the saved baseline settings and generate one image.
- Wait for the job to finish, then open the resulting file.
Pass criteria
The test passes when LocalForge launches, loads the local model, completes the generation, and writes a valid output while the machine remains disconnected. The image does not need to be pixel-identical unless every reproducibility setting is controlled; the important result is completion without a network dependency.
If the test fails
- A download prompt usually means the engine or selected asset was not fully installed before disconnecting.
- A missing-model error means the chosen file is unavailable locally or stored on a network-mounted path.
- A permissions error is a storage problem, not evidence that generation requires the internet.
- A VRAM or driver failure should be retested at lower resolution after reconnecting only if a repair or download is needed.
- If the connected baseline also fails, repair that baseline before repeating an offline test.
Record the result
Write down the LocalForge version, operating system, model, test date, and result. Repeat this check after major app, engine, model, driver, or operating-system changes. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
What still needs a network
Offline generation does not make internet-delivered resources local. A new engine component, model, update, documentation page, or support request may still require connectivity. Reconnect intentionally for those tasks, finish the transfer, and repeat the offline test if the local runtime changed.