CloudDock Universal Usagi

The full Stable Diffusion workspace: generate, train, learn — all in one place, with zero terminal dependency.

What is Universal Usagi?

Universal Usagi is CloudDock’s most advanced Stable Diffusion container — a complete SD workspace built for creators who just want results.

It includes everything you need in one session: A1111, JupyterLab, a built-in browser, the CloudDock Launcher, CloudDock App Store, and the CloudDock SD Training Center.

The design philosophy is simple: “If you used the keyboard when it wasn’t necessary, that’s our mistake.”

Universal Usagi overview showing Launcher, A1111, Training Center, and App Store
One container, one workflow: generate → train → use → repeat. No command line required.

Why we built Usagi

Most Stable Diffusion setups assume you’re comfortable with terminals, dependency conflicts, random extensions, and “it works on my machine.” That’s fine for experts — but it blocks everyone else.

Usagi solves the SD workflow as a product: click-first, safe by default, and consistent across machines. The container is built around CloudDock’s hardware groups, so the experience is predictable — not lucky.

Usagi in one sentence: It’s the fastest way to go from “idea” to “final image” to “my own trained model” without learning Linux first.

What’s inside Usagi

Usagi is not “just A1111.” It’s a full pipeline container:

  • CloudDock Launcher — the starting hub: open apps, view system status, and navigate the workflow.
  • A1111 Stable Diffusion — the generation engine for SD1.5 / SDXL workflows (depending on your model choice).
  • CloudDock SD Training Center — train LoRA / DreamBooth with a guided UI and live monitoring.
  • CloudDock App Store — install curated tools and add-ons without dependency nightmares.
  • JupyterLab — optional power tools for notebooks and advanced workflows (still no terminal required).
  • Built-in Browser — docs, downloads, references, and assets in the same workspace.
CloudDock Launcher home screen
Launcher: your control panel. Everything starts here.
A1111 Stable Diffusion running inside Usagi
A1111: generate images, variations, inpaint, ControlNet, hires fix — all in the UI.
CloudDock SD Training Center interface
Training Center: LoRA/DreamBooth training as a guided product, not a shell script.
CloudDock App Store inside Usagi
App Store: curated installs with progress tracking — no dependency roulette.

Zero-terminal SD: the core design principle

Usagi is designed so you can complete the full SD workflow without touching the command line:

  1. Generate in A1111 (prompt → iterate → pick a winner).
  2. Train in SD Training Center (dataset → settings → live log + loss curve).
  3. Use your trained model back in A1111 (click to load, click to create).
  4. Learn with built-in docs and tutorials (the guide is inside the workspace).
Our promise: If the workflow required a terminal for something that isn’t truly necessary, we consider it a product bug — not “user error.”

Why Usagi is the fastest container to develop

Usagi is CloudDock’s primary SD container and the one we iterate on the most. That means it gets:

  • The newest workflow improvements first (UI, stability, faster iteration loops).
  • The strongest compatibility focus (we build for our own machines, so we know the edge cases).
  • Curated defaults that work across A/B/C/D groups without constant tweaking.
  • Safe failure modes — fewer “mystery crashes,” more predictable behavior.
Practical result: If you want the most polished “click & train” SD experience on CloudDock, Usagi is the default choice.

Who Usagi is for

  • Creators who want results, not DevOps.
  • Students learning SD workflows without fighting setup issues.
  • Power users who want a stable base, plus optional advanced tools (JupyterLab).
  • Teams that want consistent environments for tutorials, training, and repeatable outputs.

Getting started (30 seconds)

  1. Start a CloudDock machine and open Universal Usagi.
  2. In the Launcher, click A1111 Stable Diffusion.
  3. Generate your first image (Prompt → Generate).
  4. When ready to train, click SD Training Center and follow the guided flow.
Usagi getting started steps inside the launcher
Launcher → A1111 → Training Center. The workflow is intentionally boring (in a good way).

Notes & expectations

  • Keyboard still exists: you may need it for rare tasks (e.g., logging into a cloud drive), but it shouldn’t be your main tool.
  • Performance depends on machine group: Usagi runs everywhere, but higher VRAM tiers allow bigger resolutions and heavier workflows.
  • Everything is designed for SD: Usagi is optimized around the generate → train → create loop, not general-purpose compute.

What’s next?

If you had to open a terminal… we owe you an apology.