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microsoft/BitNet Installation Guide

How to install microsoft/BitNet. Official project installation instructions and setup guide.

Automated Install (Recommended)

Quick installation instructions for microsoft/BitNet. This is the fastest way to complete project installation and setup.

Install via curl

curl -fsSL https://hexmos.com/ipm-install | bash && 
ipm i microsoft/BitNet
or

Install via npx

npx @hexmos/ipm i microsoft/BitNet

Prerequisites

Python

language

Version: >=3.6.0

Git

system_tool

For cloning the repository and managing code changes.

Docker

system_tool

To build and run containerized applications. (Optional)

Manual Installation Methods

Manual installation instructions. How to install from GitHub source.

Source Installation (Manual)

git clone --recursive https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet.git

cd BitNet

conda create -n bitnet-cpp python=3.9

conda activate bitnet-cpp

pip install -r requirements.txt

huggingface-cli download microsoft/BitNet-b1.58-2B-4T-gguf --local-dir models/BitNet-b1.58-2B-4T

python setup_env.py -md models/BitNet-b1.58-2B-4T -q i2_s

Convert from .safetensors Checkpoints

git clone --recursive https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet.git

cd BitNet

huggingface-cli download microsoft/bitnet-b1.58-2B-4T-bf16 --local-dir ./models/bitnet-b1.58-2B-4T-bf16

python ./utils/convert-helper-bitnet.py ./models/bitnet-b1.58-2B-4T-bf16

Run inference with the quantized model

git clone --recursive https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet.git

cd BitNet

conda create -n bitnet-cpp python=3.9

conda activate bitnet-cpp

pip install -r requirements.txt

python run_inference.py -m models/BitNet-b1.58-2B-4T/ggml-model-i2_s.gguf -p "You are a helpful assistant" -cnv

Benchmark

git clone --recursive https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet.git

cd BitNet

python utils/e2e_benchmark.py -m /path/to/model -n 200 -p 256 -t 4

Generate Dummy Model and Benchmark

git clone --recursive https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet.git

cd BitNet

python utils/generate-dummy-bitnet-model.py models/bitnet_b1_58-large --outfile models/dummy-bitnet-125m.tl1.gguf --outtype tl1 --model-size 125M

python utils/e2e_benchmark.py -m models/dummy-bitnet-125m.tl1.gguf -p 512 -n 128

Post Installation Steps

  • Start the server using the command: `npm start`
  • Run database migrations with the command: `npx sequelize db:migrate`