ComfyUI Desktop Tutorial: Multiple Installs, Snapshots & Shared Models

Learn how to run multiple ComfyUI installations with Comfy Desktop: a stable production setup and a separate R&D sandbox for testing new models, custom nodes, and updates. When something breaks, snapshots let you roll back to a working setup in minutes. Comfy Desktop handles Python environments, dependencies, and updates for you. It also lets every instance share one models folder, so you don’t need to edit extra_model_paths.yaml. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Why one ComfyUI install isn’t enough 0:59 Production vs. R&D environments 1:20 Pausing auto-updates & version control 2:00 Testing new models and custom nodes safely 2:40 Creating a new isolated instance 3:40 Snapshots: back up and roll back your environment 4:30 Shared models folder across instances 5:40 Shared input and output directories 6:09 Running multiple instances side by side 6:40 Comfy Cloud for extra VRAM 7:01 Recap Start creating today: https://links.comfy.org/4wCwEuI