Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when you want a hands-on learning path that links diffusion-model concepts with implementation examples and image-generation notebooks.
Who it is for
- Learners seeking an introduction to diffusion-model concepts.
- Developers who want a guided example of implementing a simple diffusion model from scratch.
- People exploring Stable Diffusion image-generation workflows through notebooks.
Documented uses
- Study diffusion theory and the libraries used to implement diffusion models.
- Follow a notebook guide to code a simple diffusion model from scratch.
- Try Stable Diffusion XL notebooks for text-to-image, inpainting, super-resolution or depth-to-image.
- Learn a basic prompt-building approach using subject, style, artist references and details.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and MIT-licensed. Local notebook setup uses Anaconda or Miniconda and the supplied Conda environment file; the README also provides an NVIDIA GPU environment file.
- The repository separates theory, from-scratch implementation, pipeline learning and image-generation examples.
- Colab notebooks cover four tasks: text-to-image, inpainting, super-resolution and depth-to-image.
- The README warns that library updates can make notebook examples stop working.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Set up the tutorial's local notebook environment
Create the Conda environment specified for the repository's notebooks.
Before you start
- Anaconda or Miniconda
- The repository's environment.yml file
Steps
Obtain the repository files, including environment.yml.
Run conda env create -f environment.yml.
Expected outcome
The Conda environment described by the repository's environment.yml is created.
Guide limitations
- The README warns that notebook libraries are frequently updated and notebooks may stop working.
- The GPU-specific environment file is intended for NVIDIA GPU acceleration.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 16 October 2026
- Original website title
- FilippoMB/Diffusion_models_tutorial · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

