Nodes re-download models instead of sharing
Every cluster node re-downloads the same model from Hugging Face instead of copying it from a peer on the local network.
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3 public reports · first reported 20 February 2025 · last reported 26 May 2026
What's going wrong
In multi-machine setups, each node pulls the same large model weights from Hugging Face rather than receiving them from another node that already holds them.
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