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Impact Score: 7/10
LocalAI v2.1.0 โ Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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Breaking Changes ๐ * feat(alias): alias llama to llama-cpp, update docs by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1448 ### Bug fixes :bug:
โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
LocalAI v2.1.0. Source highlight: feat(alias): alias llama to llama-cpp, update docs
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โ ๏ธ Breaking Changes & Deprecations (1)
- Breaking Changes ๐ * feat(alias): alias llama to llama-cpp, update docs by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1448 ### Bug fixes :bug:
โจ New Features & Capabilities (6)
- feat(alias): alias llama to llama-cpp, update docs
- Added Check API KEYs file to API.go
- feat: add transformers-musicgen backend
- feat(diffusers): update, add autopipeline, controlnet
- feat(img2vid,txt2vid): Initial support for img2vid,txt2vid
- feat: cuda transformers
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (5)
- fix(piper): pin petals, phonemize and espeak
- update(llama.cpp): update server, correctly propagate LLAMA_VERSION
- exllama(v2): fix exllamav1, add exllamav2
- Fix: API Key / JSON Fast Follow #1
- fix(transformers*): add sentence-transformers and transformers-musicgen tests, fix musicgen wrapper
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<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at master -->
## What's Changed
### Breaking Changes ๐
* feat(alias): alias llama to llama-cpp, update docs by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1448
### Bug fixes :bug:
* fix(piper): pin petals, phonemize and espeak by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1393
* update(llama.cpp): update server, correctly propagate LLAMA_VERSION by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1440
### Exciting New Features ๐
* Added Check API KEYs file to API.go by @lunamidori5 in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1381
* exllama(v2): fix exllamav1, add exllamav2 by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1384
* Fix: API Key / JSON Fast Follow #1 by @dave-gray101 in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1388
* feat: add transformers-musicgen backend by @dave-gray101 in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1387
* feat(diffusers): update, add autopipeline, controlnet by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1432
* feat(img2vid,txt2vid): Initial support for img2vid,txt2vid by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1442
### ๐ Dependencies
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/whisper.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1378
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/llama.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1379
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/whisper.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1430
* :arrow_up: Update mudler/go-piper by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1441
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/whisper.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1434
### Other Changes
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/llama.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1385
* docs: site update fixing old image text / How To update updating GPU and CPU docker pages by @lunamidori5 in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1399
* feat: cuda transformers by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1401
* feat(entrypoint): optionally prepare extra endpoints by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1405
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/whisper.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1390
* :arrow_up: Update mudler/go-piper by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1400
* tests: add diffusers tests by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1419
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/whisper.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1418
* How To Updates / Model Used Switched / Removed "docker-compose" (RIP) by @lunamidori5 in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1417
* fix(transformers*): add sentence-transformers and transformers-musicgen tests, fix musicgen wrapper by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1420
* extras: add vllm,bark,vall-e-x tests, bump diffusers by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1422
* Documentation for Hipblas by @sfxworks in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1425
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/llama.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1391
* docs: add aikit to integrations by @sozercan in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1412
* :arrow_up: Update ggerganov/llama.cpp by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1429
* docs(mixtral): add mixtral example by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1449
## New Contributors
* @sozercan made their first contribution in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/1412
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/compare/v2.0.0...v2.1.0