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Using TEI locally with Metal

You can install `text-embeddings-inference` locally to run it on your own Mac with Metal support. Here are the step-by-step instructions for installation:

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Step 1: Install Rust

Install Rust on your machine by run the following in your terminal, then following the instructions:

    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

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Step 2: Install with Metal support

    cargo install --path router -F metal

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Step 3: Launch Text Embeddings Inference

Once the installation is successfully complete, you can launch Text Embeddings Inference with Metal with the following command:

    model=Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B

    text-embeddings-router --model-id $model --port 8080

Now you are ready to use `text-embeddings-inference` locally on your machine.

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