{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "gufo-org-gufo--serve-qwen-27b-local-api",
 "repo": "gufo-org/gufo",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/gufo-org/gufo",
 "repo_slug": "gufo-org-gufo",
 "title": "Run Qwen3.8 27B as a private local API on Strix Halo",
 "page_title": "How to run Qwen3.8 27B as a private local API on Strix Halo with Gufo",
 "summary": "Download the model and start a local OpenAI-compatible chat endpoint on port 8080 in one container.",
 "who": "A developer with a Strix Halo workstation who wants a private, self-hosted LLM endpoint for apps or chat tools.",
 "problem": "Cloud model APIs send prompts off the machine, and running a large model locally needs GPU setup that is easy to get wrong.",
 "outcome": "A running local server that answers chat requests at http://localhost:8080/v1 with the Qwen3.8 27B model.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `hf download unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q8_K_XL.gguf --revision 4ca720788d1e01f1bff70c033e0d0028fd02e502 --repo-type model --local-dir models/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF` to get the main model file. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Run `hf download z-lab/Qwen3.8-27B-DFlash2-GGUF Qwen3.8-27B-DFlash2-Q4_K_M.gguf --revision 2d9571f8ce46e151f61c6499c99dee6079e1d610 --repo-type model --local-dir models/Qwen3.8-27B-DFlash2-GGUF` to get the DFlash2 draft model. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Run `podman pull ghcr.io/gufo-org/toolboxes/gufo-runtime:latest` to fetch the Gufo runtime image.",
  "Run the `podman run` command from the README Quickstart with `--device /dev/kfd`, `--device /dev/dri`, `-p 8080:8080`, and `gufo serve --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080 llm` using the two model paths and `--speculative dflash2`.",
  "Run `curl http://localhost:8080/v1/chat/completions -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"model\": \"Qwen3.8-27B-UD-Q8_K_XL\", \"messages\": [{\"role\": \"user\", \"content\": \"Say something\"}]}'` from a second terminal to test it. (inferred, check the README)"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the gufo repo, help me serve the Qwen3.8 27B model on my Strix Halo machine at <host path to models folder>. Follow the Quickstart in the README, then send one chat request to http://localhost:8080/v1/chat/completions. Report the HTTP status and the reply text, and confirm the container logs show no ROCm device error.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "1 hour",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Gufo targets AMD Strix Halo (gfx1151) on Linux x86-64; the README does not claim support for other GPUs, and rootless Podman may need group and SELinux fixes described in the README before the GPU is visible.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "c++",
 "requirements": [
  "Linux x86-64 machine with AMD Strix Halo (gfx1151) and enough unified memory for the chosen model",
  "Podman with rootless GPU device access to /dev/kfd and /dev/dri",
  "Hugging Face CLI (hf) to download model weights",
  "Several tens of GB of free disk space for model files"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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