add documentation of HF_HOME model storage location in README. fixes #427

167e756b31f7935356569ee6b2dcdedb0bcd5d9d · 2024-11-11 20:08:33 +0400 · Alex Cheema

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commit 167e756b31f7935356569ee6b2dcdedb0bcd5d9d
Author: Alex Cheema <alexcheema123@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Nov 11 20:08:33 2024 +0400

    add documentation of HF_HOME model storage location in README. fixes #427
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@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ With a custom prompt:
 exo run llama-3.2-3b --prompt "What is the meaning of exo?"
 ```
 
+### Model Storage
+
+Models by default are stored in `~/.cache/huggingface/hub`.
+
+You can set a different model storage location by setting the `HF_HOME` env var.
+
 ## Debugging
 
 Enable debug logs with the DEBUG environment variable (0-9).

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