Installation — NVIDIA Dynamo Documentation
Last updated: 1/23/2026
Installation #
Pip (PyPI) #
Install a pre-built wheel from PyPI.
# Create a virtual environment and activate it
uv venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
# Install Dynamo from PyPI (choose one backend extra)
uv pip install "ai-dynamo[sglang]==0.8.1" # or [vllm], [trtllm]
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Pip from source #
Install directly from a local checkout for development.
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ai-dynamo/dynamo.git
cd dynamo
# Create a virtual environment and activate it
uv venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
uv pip install ".[sglang]" # or [vllm], [trtllm]
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Docker #
Pull and run prebuilt images from NVIDIA NGC (nvcr.io).
# Run a container (mount your workspace if needed)
docker run --rm -it \
--gpus all \
--network host \
nvcr.io/nvidia/ai-dynamo/sglang-runtime:0.8.1 # or vllm, tensorrtllm
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