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| # ✅ CHARACTER FORGE - READY TO DEPLOY | |
| ## Status: **READY FOR HUGGINGFACE UPLOAD** 🚀 | |
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| ## Verification Complete | |
| ### ✅ Project Size: **2.5 MB** | |
| Perfect for HuggingFace deployment! | |
| ### ✅ All Required Files Present: | |
| - ✓ `Dockerfile` - HuggingFace configuration | |
| - ✓ `LICENSE.txt` - GNU AGPL v3.0 | |
| - ✓ `NOTICE.txt` - User content ownership | |
| - ✓ `README.md` - Documentation | |
| - ✓ `requirements.txt` - Dependencies | |
| - ✓ `.gitignore` - Protection against generated content | |
| - ✓ `.streamlit/config.toml` - Streamlit settings | |
| - ✓ `app.py` - HuggingFace entry point | |
| - ✓ `character_forge_image/` - Main application | |
| ### ✅ All Generated Content Removed: | |
| - ✓ No `outputs/` directory | |
| - ✓ No test files or images | |
| - ✓ No log files | |
| - ✓ No cache directories | |
| ### ✅ License Headers Updated: | |
| - ✓ GNU AGPL v3.0 throughout | |
| - ✓ Copyright notices present | |
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| ## 🚀 Deploy Now to HuggingFace | |
| ### Step 1: Create Your Space | |
| Go to: **https://huggingface.co/new-space** | |
| Fill in: | |
| ``` | |
| Owner: ghmk (or your username) | |
| Space name: character_forge | |
| License: agpl-3.0 ⚠️ IMPORTANT! | |
| SDK: Docker | |
| Template: Streamlit | |
| Hardware: CPU Basic (Free) | |
| Visibility: Public or Private | |
| ``` | |
| Click **"Create Space"** | |
| ### Step 2: Upload Files | |
| **Option A: Git Upload (Recommended)** | |
| ```bash | |
| cd D:/hu/character_forge | |
| # Add HuggingFace remote | |
| git remote add hf https://huggingface.co/spaces/ghmk/character_forge | |
| # Push everything | |
| git push hf main | |
| ``` | |
| **Option B: Web Upload** | |
| 1. Click "Files" tab in your new Space | |
| 2. Click "Add file" → "Upload files" | |
| 3. Drag and drop the **entire folder contents** from `D:\hu\character_forge` | |
| 4. Commit the upload | |
| ### Step 3: Add Your API Key Secret | |
| **CRITICAL - App won't work without this!** | |
| 1. Go to your Space page | |
| 2. Click **"Settings"** tab | |
| 3. Click **"Repository secrets"** | |
| 4. Click **"New secret"** | |
| 5. Fill in: | |
| ``` | |
| Name: GEMINI_API_KEY | |
| Value: [paste your actual Gemini API key] | |
| ``` | |
| 6. Click **"Add"** | |
| ### Step 4: Wait for Build | |
| HuggingFace will automatically: | |
| - Detect the Dockerfile | |
| - Build the container (3-5 minutes) | |
| - Deploy the app | |
| - Show you the logs | |
| ### Step 5: Test Your App! 🎉 | |
| Once deployed, visit: | |
| ``` | |
| https://huggingface.co/spaces/ghmk/character_forge | |
| ``` | |
| Try: | |
| 1. Upload an image | |
| 2. Generate a character sheet | |
| 3. Check the output quality | |
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| ## 📊 What You're Deploying | |
| ### Application Features: | |
| - **Character Forge**: Single image → complete character sheet | |
| - **Composition Assistant**: Multi-image intelligent composition | |
| - **Standard Interface**: Direct text/image-to-image generation | |
| - **Library Management**: Save and reuse assets | |
| ### Technical Specs: | |
| - **Framework**: Streamlit | |
| - **Backend**: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image API | |
| - **Hardware**: CPU only (no GPU needed!) | |
| - **License**: GNU AGPL v3.0 | |
| - **Size**: 2.5 MB | |
| ### Cost: | |
| - **Hosting**: FREE (HuggingFace CPU Basic) | |
| - **API Usage**: FREE tier available (15 req/min) | |
| - **Total**: $0 to start! | |
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| ## 🔒 License Info | |
| Your deployment is licensed under **GNU AGPL v3.0**: | |
| ✓ **Free for everyone** to use personally | |
| ✓ **User content is theirs** - generated images belong to users | |
| ✓ **Must stay open source** - any modifications must be AGPL | |
| ✗ **No proprietary integration** - can't be closed-source | |
| This is exactly what you wanted! | |
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| ## 🛠️ Troubleshooting | |
| ### "Invalid API Key" Error | |
| - Check secret name is exactly: `GEMINI_API_KEY` | |
| - Verify API key at: https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey | |
| - No extra spaces in the secret value | |
| ### "App Not Starting" | |
| - Check build logs for errors | |
| - Verify Dockerfile path is correct | |
| - Make sure requirements.txt is present | |
| ### "File Not Found" Errors | |
| - Check all files uploaded correctly | |
| - Verify `character_forge_image/` folder structure intact | |
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| ## 📞 Support | |
| - **Deployment Guide**: See `HUGGINGFACE_DEPLOYMENT.md` | |
| - **Checklist**: See `DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md` | |
| - **HuggingFace Docs**: https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/spaces | |
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| ## ✅ Final Checklist | |
| Before you click upload, verify: | |
| - [x] License is GNU AGPL v3.0 | |
| - [x] All generated content removed (2.5 MB clean) | |
| - [x] .gitignore in place | |
| - [x] Dockerfile configured for port 7860 | |
| - [x] LICENSE.txt present | |
| - [x] NOTICE.txt explains user content ownership | |
| - [x] README.md updated | |
| - [x] requirements.txt present | |
| - [x] You have GEMINI_API_KEY ready | |
| **Everything is ready! Deploy now!** 🚀 | |
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| **Location**: `D:\hu\character_forge` | |
| **Status**: Clean, licensed, and ready to upload | |
| **Next**: Go to https://huggingface.co/new-space and follow steps above! | |