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In-container browser & model pulls

Sign in to drives, preview assets, and fetch models right inside the container. Use the built-in browser to download files into Downloads.

In-container browser overview
Use the built-in browser to fetch files directly into Downloads.

Overview

Use the GUI Desktop’s built-in browser (NoVNC + XFCE) to sign in to Google Drive, One Drive, iCloud or other cloud drives, locate files, and download them straight into your container’s Downloads folder. No SSH, no mounts, no extra tools.

Quick Start

1Open the browser in your GUI Desktop (e.g., Firefox/Chromium in the taskbar/menu).
Open browser in desktop
Open the browser inside the container desktop.
2Go to drive.google.com and sign in with your account.
Please, do not use Caps Lock to enter uppercase letters. Press and hold Shift to enter uppercase letters. If the system defaults to uppercase letters, press and hold Shift to change to lowercase letters. Do not use the numeric keypad to enter numbers.
Google Drive sign-in
Sign in to Google Drive in the in-container browser.
3Locate your file and click Download. The file will be saved to ~/Downloads by default.
Download from Google Drive
Downloaded items land in Downloads inside the container.

Find your downloads (no terminal)

Files downloaded in the in-container browser are saved to Downloads (path: ~/Downloads). Just open the file manager and look there.

File manager - Downloads
Open Downloads in the file manager to find your files.
Browser downloads panel
Use the browser’s downloads panel and click “Show in folder”.

Upload back to Google Drive (optional)

When you’re done, upload results back to Google Drive from the in-container browser: open drive.google.com, click New → File upload, and pick your files from Downloads.

Drive file upload
In Drive: New → File upload.
File picker - Downloads
Pick files from Downloads in the file picker.

FAQ

It asks for Google sign-in/permissions every time?

If the container is new or has been reset, the browser session is fresh. Sign in again; Drive will remember within the same running session.

Download button not working?

  • Try open in new tab or use the Drive Download option from the context menu.
  • If blocked by pop-ups, allow pop-ups for drive.google.com.
  • For very large files, ensure you have enough free disk space in the container.

Where to put models?

Download to ~/Downloads first, then move to your project path. For example:

mv ~/Downloads/model.safetensors ~/projects/myapp/models/

Is there a faster way than the browser?

For simple assets, the browser is the most straightforward. Advanced users can use dedicated CLIs (e.g., gdown, huggingface-cli) if available in your environment, but they’re optional.

Let's download wherever you say. :)
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