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Getting Started

Welcome to the vLLM Ascend Plugin! This section will help you get up and running quickly.

Quick Navigation

  • Quick Start — Get started with a minimal example
  • Installation — Install vLLM and vLLM Ascend
  • Model Tutorials — Step-by-step guides for running specific models
  • Feature Tutorials — Explore advanced features like PD disaggregation, context parallel, and more
  • FAQs — Frequently asked questions

What is vLLM Ascend?

vLLM Ascend plugin (vllm-ascend) is a community-maintained hardware plugin for running vLLM on the Ascend NPU. It provides a hardware-pluggable interface that decouples the integration of the Ascend NPU with vLLM, enabling popular open-source models to run seamlessly on Ascend hardware.