chore: switch from /usr/share to /var/lib for data storage

core/cli/backends.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 type BackendsCMDFlags struct {
 	BackendGalleries   string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKEND_GALLERIES,BACKEND_GALLERIES" help:"JSON list of backend galleries" group:"backends" default:"${backends}"`
 	BackendsPath       string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_PATH,BACKENDS_PATH" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/backends" help:"Path containing backends used for inferencing" group:"storage"`
-	BackendsSystemPath string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH,BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH" type:"path" default:"/usr/share/localai/backends" help:"Path containing system backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
+	BackendsSystemPath string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH,BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH" type:"path" default:"/var/lib/local-ai/backends" help:"Path containing system backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
 }
 
 type BackendsList struct {

core/cli/run.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ type RunCMD struct {
 
 	ExternalBackends             []string      `env:"LOCALAI_EXTERNAL_BACKENDS,EXTERNAL_BACKENDS" help:"A list of external backends to load from gallery on boot" group:"backends"`
 	BackendsPath                 string        `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_PATH,BACKENDS_PATH" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/backends" help:"Path containing backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
-	BackendsSystemPath           string        `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH,BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH" type:"path" default:"/usr/share/localai/backends" help:"Path containing system backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
+	BackendsSystemPath           string        `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH,BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH" type:"path" default:"/var/lib/local-ai/backends" help:"Path containing system backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
 	ModelsPath                   string        `env:"LOCALAI_MODELS_PATH,MODELS_PATH" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/models" help:"Path containing models used for inferencing" group:"storage"`
 	GeneratedContentPath         string        `env:"LOCALAI_GENERATED_CONTENT_PATH,GENERATED_CONTENT_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/generated/content" help:"Location for generated content (e.g. images, audio, videos)" group:"storage"`
 	UploadPath                   string        `env:"LOCALAI_UPLOAD_PATH,UPLOAD_PATH" type:"path" default:"/tmp/localai/upload" help:"Path to store uploads from files api" group:"storage"`

core/cli/worker/worker.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package worker
 type WorkerFlags struct {
 	BackendsPath       string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_PATH,BACKENDS_PATH" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/backends" help:"Path containing backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
 	BackendGalleries   string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKEND_GALLERIES,BACKEND_GALLERIES" help:"JSON list of backend galleries" group:"backends" default:"${backends}"`
-	BackendsSystemPath string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH,BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH" type:"path" default:"/usr/share/localai/backends" help:"Path containing system backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
+	BackendsSystemPath string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH,BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH" type:"path" default:"/var/lib/local-ai/backends" help:"Path containing system backends used for inferencing" group:"backends"`
 	ExtraLLamaCPPArgs  string `name:"llama-cpp-args" env:"LOCALAI_EXTRA_LLAMA_CPP_ARGS,EXTRA_LLAMA_CPP_ARGS" help:"Extra arguments to pass to llama-cpp-rpc-server"`
 }
 

docs/content/installation/linux.md

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ curl https://localai.io/install.sh | VAR=value sh
 | **PORT** | Specifies the port on which LocalAI will run (default is 8080) |
 | **THREADS** | Number of processor threads the application should use. Defaults to the number of logical cores minus one |
 | **VERSION** | Specifies the version of LocalAI to install. Defaults to the latest available version |
-| **MODELS_PATH** | Directory path where LocalAI models are stored (default is `/usr/share/local-ai/models`) |
+| **MODELS_PATH** | Directory path where LocalAI models are stored (default is `/var/lib/local-ai/models`) |
 | **P2P_TOKEN** | Token to use for the federation or for starting workers. See [distributed inferencing documentation]({{%relref "features/distributed_inferencing" %}}) |
 | **WORKER** | Set to `"true"` to make the instance a worker (p2p token is required) |
 | **FEDERATED** | Set to `"true"` to share the instance with the federation (p2p token is required) |

docs/content/reference/cli-reference.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Complete reference for all LocalAI command-line interface (CLI) parameters and e
 | Parameter | Default | Description | Environment Variable |
 |-----------|---------|-------------|----------------------|
 | `--backends-path` | `BASEPATH/backends` | Path containing backends used for inferencing | `$LOCALAI_BACKENDS_PATH`, `$BACKENDS_PATH` |
-| `--backends-system-path` | `/usr/share/localai/backends` | Path containing system backends used for inferencing | `$LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH`, `$BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH` |
+| `--backends-system-path` | `/var/lib/local-ai/backends` | Path containing system backends used for inferencing | `$LOCALAI_BACKENDS_SYSTEM_PATH`, `$BACKEND_SYSTEM_PATH` |
 | `--external-backends` | | A list of external backends to load from gallery on boot | `$LOCALAI_EXTERNAL_BACKENDS`, `$EXTERNAL_BACKENDS` |
 | `--external-grpc-backends` | | A list of external gRPC backends (format: `BACKEND_NAME:URI`) | `$LOCALAI_EXTERNAL_GRPC_BACKENDS`, `$EXTERNAL_GRPC_BACKENDS` |
 | `--backend-galleries` | | JSON list of backend galleries | `$LOCALAI_BACKEND_GALLERIES`, `$BACKEND_GALLERIES` |

docs/static/install.sh

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #   API_KEY       - API key for securing LocalAI access (default: none)
 #   PORT          - Port to run LocalAI on (default: 8080)
 #   THREADS       - Number of CPU threads to use (default: auto-detected)
-#   MODELS_PATH   - Path to store models (default: /usr/share/local-ai/models)
+#   MODELS_PATH   - Path to store models (default: /var/lib/local-ai/models)
 #   CORE_IMAGES   - Set to "true" to download core LocalAI images (default: false)
 #   P2P_TOKEN     - Token for P2P federation/worker mode (default: none)
 #   WORKER        - Set to "true" to run as a worker node (default: false)
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ uninstall_localai() {
     done
 
     # Remove models directory
-    if [ -d "/usr/share/local-ai" ]; then
+    if [ -d "/var/lib/local-ai" ]; then
         info "Removing LocalAI data directory..."
-        $SUDO rm -rf /usr/share/local-ai
+        $SUDO rm -rf /var/lib/local-ai
     fi
 
     # Remove local-ai user if it exists
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ fi
 THREADS=${THREADS:-$procs}
 LATEST_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/mudler/LocalAI/releases/latest" | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
 LOCALAI_VERSION="${LOCALAI_VERSION:-$LATEST_VERSION}" #changed due to VERSION beign already defined in Fedora 42 Cloud Edition
-MODELS_PATH=${MODELS_PATH:-/usr/share/local-ai/models}
+MODELS_PATH=${MODELS_PATH:-/var/lib/local-ai/models}
 
 
 check_gpu() {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ trap aborted INT
 configure_systemd() {
     if ! id local-ai >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         info "Creating local-ai user..."
-        $SUDO useradd -r -s /bin/false -U -m -d /usr/share/local-ai local-ai
+        $SUDO useradd -r -s /bin/false -U -m -d /var/lib/local-ai local-ai
     fi
 
     info "Adding current user to local-ai group..."
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ Restart=always
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/localai.env
 RestartSec=3
 Environment="PATH=$PATH"
-WorkingDirectory=/usr/share/local-ai
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/local-ai
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=default.target