llmster
llmster is a standalone daemon that runs without a graphical interface.
What it does
- Model inference
Features 5
- Headless daemonA standalone daemon that runs the core of the LM Studio app without a GUI on Linux boxes, cloud servers or GPU rigs.
- Desktop app headless modeHide the UI and run the desktop app as a background service on Mac, Windows or Linux.
- Run on machine loginAn app setting to run the LLM server on login, restoring the last server state on launch.
- Just-In-Time model loadingInference endpoint calls load a model into memory if not already loaded, with auto-unload after inactivity.
- Linux startup taskConfigure llmster to run on startup using systemctl on Linux.
Sources
- Pricing
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Official documentation · 15 Oct 2026
"LM Studio is free for home and work use"
- Description
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Official documentation · 15 Oct 2026
"a standalone daemon, no GUI required"
- What it does
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Official documentation · 15 Oct 2026
"Calls to inference endpoints will load the model"
- Sold within
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Official documentation · 15 Oct 2026
"can be run completely independently of the app"
- Name
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Official documentation · 15 Oct 2026
"llmster is LM Studio's headless daemon for servers"
- URL
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Official documentation · 15 Oct 2026
"llmster is LM Studio's headless daemon for servers"
- Deployment
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Official documentation · 15 Oct 2026
"Deploy on Linux boxes, cloud servers, or even in CI."
- Interfaces
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Page: 'Just-In-Time (JIT) model loading for REST endpoints'.
- Intended for
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Official documentation · 18 Oct 2026
Page: 'LM Studio Developer Docs'.
Also from LM Studio
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LM Studio Application
Desktop app for discovering, downloading and running open models on a personal machine, with a local OpenAI-compatible server other apps can call.
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LM Studio Bionic AI agent
LM Studio's agent for open models, run locally for creative, knowledge and coding work, with optional US-hosted open models on the paid tiers.
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LM Link Infrastructure service
LM Link lets users access local models across their devices.
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