# Using TEI locally with CPU You can install `text-embeddings-inference` locally to run it on your own machine. Here are the step-by-step instructions for installation: ## Step 1: Install Rust [Install Rust](https://rustup.rs/) on your machine by run the following in your terminal, then following the instructions: ```shell curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh ``` ## Step 2: Install necessary packages Depending on your machine's architecture, run one of the following commands: ### For x86 Machines ```shell cargo install --path router -F mkl ``` ### For M1 or M2 Machines ```shell cargo install --path router -F metal ``` ## Step 3: Launch Text Embeddings Inference Once the installation is successfully complete, you can launch Text Embeddings Inference on CPU with the following command: ```shell model=Qwen/Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B text-embeddings-router --model-id $model --port 8080 ``` In some cases, you might also need the OpenSSL libraries and gcc installed. On Linux machines, run the following command: ```shell sudo apt-get install libssl-dev gcc -y ``` Now you are ready to use `text-embeddings-inference` locally on your machine. If you want to run TEI locally with a GPU, check out the [Using TEI locally with GPU](local_gpu) page.