Fooocus
App in the BluixApps catalog
What it is
Fooocus is a Midjourney-style easy-mode image generator built on top of Stable Diffusion — designed by lllyasviel (the creator of ControlNet) to deliver "first generation in 30 seconds with zero configuration". Hand-tuned defaults + smart prompt enhancement make it the friendliest entry point to SD.
For users who don't want to learn ComfyUI nodes or A1111 settings panels, Fooocus is the answer.
What it's for
- Quick concept exploration — type prompt, click generate, get result
- Photo-realistic + artistic styles out-of-the-box
- Image prompting — drop reference image, get variations
- Inpainting + outpainting — minimal-friction edit workflows
- Advanced controls — available but hidden by default ("Advanced" toggle)
- LoRA chains + ADetailer — auto-applied behind the scenes
Who it's for
- Non-technical users — designers, marketers, content creators
- Beginners to AI art exploring possibilities
- Quick brainstorming — concept exploration before serious A1111/ComfyUI work
- Photo studios offering quick generation tasks to clients
- Hosting providers selling consumer-friendly AI image tier
Why teams pick Fooocus over alternatives
- GPL-3.0 — fully open
- Minimal UI — radically simpler than A1111 / ComfyUI
- Smart defaults — created by ControlNet author, knows what good results look like
- Style presets — Cinematic, Anime, Photorealistic, etc. one-click
- Image prompt — paste reference for variation (instead of prompt engineering)
- 30 sec first result — by design, friendly cold-start
Integrations
- SDXL base + refiner — proper SDXL workflow auto-configured
- LoRA support — UI hides complexity, just toggles
- ControlNet — under "Advanced" but works
- Image prompting — drag-drop ref into prompt area
- API mode — via
mrhan1993/fooocus-apiDocker image (BluixApps default) - Inpaint / outpaint — modal canvas similar to InvokeAI
- Reverse proxy — HTTPS + auth for production
Notable users & community
- 41k+ GitHub stars
- Used as default SD tier on many cloud platforms
- Tutorial-friendly (lots of YouTube content)
- Featured in Stability AI release demos
- Strong on consumer / hobby creators side
Tips & operations
- VRAM: 4-6 GB enough for SD 1.5; 8GB for SDXL; 12-16 GB optimal
- First gen: pre-pulls SDXL base + refiner (~12 GB) — let it complete
- Style presets: try "Fooocus V2" + "Cinematic Default" for best photoreal
- Image prompt: way more powerful than text alone — always use when possible
- API mode: BluixApps uses mrhan1993 fork that exposes REST endpoints
- Persistent paths:
/content/Fooocus/models(LoRAs, checkpoints),/content/Fooocus/outputs - Production: reverse proxy + basic auth + HTTPS
What we ship in BluixApps
- Docker (mrhan1993/fooocus-api:latest) with NVIDIA runtime + API mode
- Persistent volumes for models + outputs
- Port 7865 mapped
- Install report at
/root/bluixapps/fooocus.txt - Pre-configured
--listen --port 7865 - Backup hook covers models + outputs
- Pairing note: ComfyUI for advanced when Fooocus simplicity isn't enough
- GPU pre-flight check via
bluixapps_ensure_nvidia_runtime
Get this app — pick a BluixApps plan
Same catalog. Scaling tenant isolation, white-label and support tier.
| Tier | Tenants | Catalog | Support | White-label | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stacks | 1 | 19 curated stacks | Standard | — | $19/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Starter | 10 | Full catalog | Standard | +$15–25/mo | $49/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Pro | 25 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $149/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Growth | 100 | Full catalog | Priority bugfix | +$15–25/mo | $349/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Scale | 500 | Full catalog | 7-day window | +$15–25/mo | $799/mo | DetailDeploy |
| Enterprise | Unlimited | Full catalog | Priority 7-day | Bundled | $1,499/mo | DetailDeploy |