Best practices for handling large files when deploying to Hugging Face Spaces.
The cheapest option for this is to use a Dataset repository.
Alternatives to Git LFS for managing large assets.
Xet is now available. There is an issue with programs that depend on the old huggingface_hub library, but other than that, it is fast and efficient.
Errors related to Git LFS not being supported by Hugging Face.
git lfs is supported and I use it regularly, but in Windows environments in particular, it won’t work properly unless you first install git and git lfs from the installer. This is because there is an outdated version of git already installed…
Repository not found errors when pushing to the Hugging Face Space.
In many cases, tokens are not being passed to the private repository. This can often be resolved by using login().
General troubleshooting for Docker-based Hugging Face Spaces.
Searching forums and StackOverflow is also useful, but the official HF documentation is quite detailed and convenient.