[Docs] Add Apple Silicon documentation for vLLM-Metal GPU support#41987
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This pull request introduces documentation for vLLM-Metal, enabling GPU-accelerated inference on Apple Silicon via the MLX framework. It adds a dedicated installation guide for Apple Silicon, integrates these instructions into the main GPU installation page, and updates the quickstart guide to include macOS support. The review feedback focuses on clarifying that MLX-optimized models are mandatory, improving the security of the suggested installation command, and resolving a contradiction between the global Linux requirement and the new macOS instructions.
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Im not sure where the widget on the actual home page lives. but would be nice to update that. |
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Add comprehensive documentation for running vLLM on Apple Silicon with GPU acceleration via vLLM-Metal, addressing the issue where Mac users could only find vLLM-Metal mentioned on the CPU installation page. Changes: - Add Apple Silicon tab to GPU installation page and quickstart guide - Create gpu.apple.inc.md with installation and usage instructions - Add Apple Silicon to installation overview (README.md) - Include vLLM-Metal CLI usage examples (serve, chat, curl, Python SDK) - Point to vLLM-Metal docs for installation instead of curl | bash - Use mlx-community models for MLX-optimized inference - Organize content in dedicated "Set up using vLLM-Metal" section This makes vLLM-Metal discoverable for Mac users looking for GPU acceleration and provides clear getting-started instructions. Signed-off-by: alexagriffith <agriffith96@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: alexagriffith <agriffith96@gmail.com>
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Update CLI documentation link to point to correct path: ../../serving/openai_compatible_server.md instead of non-existent ../../serving/cli.md This fixes the ReadTheDocs strict mode build failure. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: alexagriffith <agriffith96@gmail.com>
@aarnphm what's been blocking that is the lack of a released vllm wheel for macOS, it's buildable but not released. But if someone can get those macOS wheels in the next release, then it's just install vllm-metal on-top like you say. |
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This addresses the confusion where Mac users looking for GPU acceleration would only find vLLM-Metal mentioned on the CPU page, not on the GPU or quickstart pages where they would naturally look first.
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supported_models.mdandexamplesfor a new model.