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Runpod2mo ago
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'd like to share my recent experience using the RunPod service to set up a ComfyUI environment.

Hello everyone, I'd like to share my recent experience using the RunPod service to set up a ComfyUI environment. I loaded $10 intending to use the platform for my project, but unfortunately, I encountered severe instability issues and ended up losing $8. The main problem was constant environment instability and frequent disconnections, which made it impossible to work or use the service for its intended purpose. I tried multiple pods at different times, but the result was always the same: a service that simply wasn't reliable. After a very frustrating experience and losing both time and money, I gave up and switched to Google Colab, where the same task worked without any issues. My goal in sharing this is not to ask for a refund, but to warn other users about my experience with the platform's instability, especially with the ComfyUI environment. The feedback I sent through the company's support form received a generic AI-generated response that basically blamed "community software," which, in my opinion, is unacceptable, since the problem was clearly with the underlying infrastructure. I hope my feedback is useful for the RunPod team to investigate these stability issues and for other users to avoid the same frustrating situation. Thank you.
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FCanasOP2mo ago
Hi Jason, just wanted to follow up and say thank you so much for your help and for the swarmui link! I can confirm it worked perfectly. I was having a lot of trouble with other official and community templates that were failing to start or had severe performance issues. Your installer provided a smooth, stable, and incredibly fast setup right away. The SwarmUI interface is fantastic for a new user like me. It's much more intuitive and got me generating amazing images in minutes. You saved me from a huge amount of frustration. Thanks again for your great work!

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