Setting Up Stability AI

1. Introduction

Stability AI is a powerful framework designed for AI image generation. This lesson covers the setup of Stability AI in a web application to enhance UI/UX through automated image generation.

2. Prerequisites

3. Installation Process

Follow these steps to install Stability AI in your web app:

1. Initialize your project:

mkdir stability-ai-app
cd stability-ai-app
npm init -y

2. Install the required packages:

npm install axios dotenv

3. Create a .env file to store your API key:

echo "STABILITY_API_KEY=your_api_key_here" > .env

4. Configuration

Configure your application to use the Stability AI API:

require('dotenv').config();
const axios = require('axios');

const API_KEY = process.env.STABILITY_API_KEY;

async function generateImage(prompt) {
    const response = await axios.post('https://api.stability.ai/v1/generate', {
        headers: {
            'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}`,
        },
        data: {
            prompt: prompt,
            width: 512,
            height: 512,
        }
    });
    return response.data;
}

5. Best Practices

Here are some best practices to follow:

• Implement caching for frequently requested images to enhance performance.
• Use loading indicators to improve user experience during image generation.
• Optimize image sizes for faster loading times on your UI.

6. FAQ