> This page is for version v1.5.1.
> For other versions, use one of these documentation indexes:
> - Latest (v1.5.1) (default): https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/latest/llms.txt
> - dev: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/dev/llms.txt
> - v1.5.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.5.1/llms.txt
> - v1.5.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.5.0/llms.txt
> - v1.4.2: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.4.2/llms.txt
> - v1.4.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.4.1/llms.txt
> - v1.4.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.4.0/llms.txt
> - v1.3.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.3.0/llms.txt
> - v1.2.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.2.1/llms.txt
> - v1.2.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.2.0/llms.txt
> - v1.1.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.1.1/llms.txt
> - v1.1.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.1.0/llms.txt
> - v1.0.2: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.0.2/llms.txt
> - v1.0.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.0.1/llms.txt
> - v1.0.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v1.0.0/llms.txt
> - v0.9.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v-0-9-1/llms.txt
> - v0.9.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v-0-9-0/llms.txt
> - v0.8.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v-0-8-1/llms.txt
> - v0.8.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v-0-8-0/llms.txt
> - v0.7.1: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v-0-7-1/llms.txt
> - v0.7.0: https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/v-0-7-0/llms.txt

> For clean Markdown content of this page, append .md to this URL. For the complete documentation index, see https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/llms.txt. For full content including API reference and SDK examples, see https://docs.nvidia.com/dynamo/llms-full.txt.

# Local Guide

> **Note**
>
> This page covers local deployments on a workstation or virtual machine. For operator-managed deployments on a Kubernetes cluster, see the [Kubernetes Guide](/dynamo/kubernetes/getting-started/introduction).

## Jump Right In

#### [Quickstart](/dynamo/cli/getting-started/quickstart)

Start the frontend and a model worker on one machine.

#### [Model Deployment Overview](/dynamo/cli/model-deployment/introduction)

Serve a model with a frontend and worker, then explore larger deployment patterns.

## Browse the Local Guide

#### Getting Started

#### [Quickstart](/dynamo/cli/getting-started/quickstart)

Start the frontend and a model worker on one machine.

#### Installation

Install Dynamo and prepare the local services used by the frontend and workers.

#### [Install Dynamo](/dynamo/cli/installation/install-dynamo)

Install from a container or Python package.

#### [Minikube Setup](/dynamo/cli/installation/minikube-setup)

Use a local Kubernetes cluster when you need to test Kubernetes resources.

#### Model Deployment

Start with an aggregated deployment, then add routing, disaggregation, or KV cache offloading as needed.

#### [Model Deployment Overview](/dynamo/cli/model-deployment/introduction)

Serve a model with a frontend and worker on one machine.

#### [KV-Aware Routing](/dynamo/cli/kv-aware-routing/overview)

Route requests according to cached prompt prefixes.

#### [Disaggregated Serving](/dynamo/cli/disaggregated-serving/overview)

Run prefill and decode as separate workers.

#### [KV Cache Offloading](/dynamo/cli/kv-cache-offloading/overview)

Extend KV cache capacity beyond GPU memory.

#### Operations

Monitor the local deployment and expose health endpoints for automation.

#### [Observability](/dynamo/cli/operations/observability)

Inspect metrics, logs, traces, request captures, and process health.