whisper-bot

This repository provides a pre-built docker image for OpenAI's Whisper model.

Usage

To use the model, you can pull the pre-built docker image, or build the image yourself.

Pre-built image

docker pull ghcr.io/wgbh-mla/whisper-bot:latest

Build the image

docker build -t whisper-bot .

Running Whisper

docker run --rm -itv $(pwd):/root -v $HOME/.cache/whisper/:/root/.cache/whisper/ ghcr.io/wgbh-mla/whisper-bot:latest whisper [WHISPER_ARGS] FILENAME

Whisper Arguments

• --model: The model to use. Defaults to base.
  • Options: tiny, base, small, medium, large
• --language: The language to use. Defaults to en.

The full list of arguments can be found by running whisper --help

ARM Support

If you are running on an ARM machine (including the Mac M series processors), use the arm64-main tag to get an ARM optimized image.

Distributed whisper-bot

See the whisper-bot directory for an example of running whisper-bot in a distributed system.

Note: This script is specific to the GBH MLA environment and should only be used an an example.

Credits

Created by GBH Media Library & Archives