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First Time Setup

Adam Klement edited this page Jul 23, 2026 · 1 revision

First-Time Setup

lwt setup

The wizard will:

  1. Check Python, ffmpeg, CUDA
  2. Show Whisper models (size, RAM)
  3. Download selected model (skips if already cached)
  4. Optionally configure diarization — HuggingFace Diarization
  5. Optionally configure Ollama — Ollama

Quick variants

lwt setup --quick
lwt setup --model small
lwt setup --model medium --force

Model cache

Models download to:

  • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cache\huggingface\hub\
  • Linux/macOS: ~/.cache/huggingface/hub/

If a model is already downloaded, setup asks re-download? with default No.

Next: Usage

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