Multiple installations sharing model directory?

[gregm123456]

On a linux machine with multiple GPUs, I'd like to run multiple independent installations of automatic1111, independently, on different ports, but not have to have duplicate copies of the GB+ models (or extensions) on the machine.

Is there any sort of built-in way to do this, or some best practice / template? Perhaps something like replacing model directories of 2nd 3rd etc. installations with symlinks to the models / extensions of the first installation? Or is it easy to put the models and/or extensions "outside" of the base automatic1111 folder, and config each installation with the path to models?

Thanks!

[missionfloyd]

--ckpt-dir

[gregm123456]

Awesome, thank you very much @missionfloyd !