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 ### Option 2: **Portable Standalone Edition** (No ComfyUI required)
 
 1. Download the [Portable Package](https://github.com/willmiao/ComfyUI-Lora-Manager/releases/download/v0.9.8/lora_manager_portable.7z)
-2. Copy the provided `settings.json.example` file to create a new file named `settings.json` in `comfyui-lora-manager` folder. Only adjust the API key, optional language, and folder paths—the library registry is generated automatically at runtime.
-3. Edit the new `settings.json` to include your correct model folder paths and CivitAI API key (or keep the placeholders until you are ready to configure them)
+2. Copy the provided `settings.json.example` file to create a new file named `settings.json` in `comfyui-lora-manager` folder.
+3. Edit the new `settings.json` to include your correct model folder paths and CivitAI API key
    - Set `"use_portable_settings": true` if you want the configuration to remain inside the repository folder instead of your user settings directory.
 4. Run run.bat
     - To change the startup port, edit `run.bat` and modify the parameter (e.g. `--port 9001`)