diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 82e0f69be1e..7ec95f1b63a 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func Startup(opts ...options.AppOption) (*options.Option, *config.ConfigLoader,
 	log.Info().Msgf("Starting LocalAI using %d threads, with models path: %s", options.Threads, options.Loader.ModelPath)
 	log.Info().Msgf("LocalAI version: %s", internal.PrintableVersion())
 
-	startup.PreloadModelsConfigurations(options.Loader.ModelPath, options.ModelsURL...)
+	startup.PreloadModelsConfigurations(options.ModelLibraryURL, options.Loader.ModelPath, options.ModelsURL...)
 
 	cl := config.NewConfigLoader()
 	if err := cl.LoadConfigs(options.Loader.ModelPath); err != nil {
diff --git a/api/options/options.go b/api/options/options.go
index e83eaaad8c1..8c066584038 100644
--- a/api/options/options.go
+++ b/api/options/options.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ type Option struct {
 	ApiKeys                             []string
 	Metrics                             *metrics.Metrics
 
+	ModelLibraryURL string
+
 	Galleries []gallery.Gallery
 
 	BackendAssets     embed.FS
@@ -78,6 +80,12 @@ func WithCors(b bool) AppOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithModelLibraryURL(url string) AppOption {
+	return func(o *Option) {
+		o.ModelLibraryURL = url
+	}
+}
+
 var EnableWatchDog = func(o *Option) {
 	o.WatchDog = true
 }
diff --git a/embedded/embedded.go b/embedded/embedded.go
index a76e87cd43f..c779fc266ac 100644
--- a/embedded/embedded.go
+++ b/embedded/embedded.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-skynet/LocalAI/pkg/downloader"
+
 	"github.com/go-skynet/LocalAI/pkg/assets"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
@@ -30,6 +32,19 @@ func init() {
 	yaml.Unmarshal(modelLibrary, &modelShorteners)
 }
 
+func GetRemoteLibraryShorteners(url string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	remoteLibrary := map[string]string{}
+
+	err := downloader.GetURI(url, func(_ string, i []byte) error {
+		return yaml.Unmarshal(i, &remoteLibrary)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error downloading remote library: %s", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return remoteLibrary, err
+}
+
 // ExistsInModelsLibrary checks if a model exists in the embedded models library
 func ExistsInModelsLibrary(s string) bool {
 	f := fmt.Sprintf("%s.yaml", s)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 39e386862a2..d2209285593 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
+const (
+	remoteLibraryURL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mudler/LocalAI/master/embedded/model_library.yaml"
+)
+
 func main() {
 	log.Logger = log.Output(zerolog.ConsoleWriter{Out: os.Stderr})
 	// clean up process
@@ -94,6 +98,12 @@ func main() {
 				Usage:   "JSON list of galleries",
 				EnvVars: []string{"GALLERIES"},
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:    "remote-library",
+				Usage:   "A LocalAI remote library URL",
+				EnvVars: []string{"REMOTE_LIBRARY"},
+				Value:   remoteLibraryURL,
+			},
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:    "preload-models",
 				Usage:   "A List of models to apply in JSON at start",
@@ -219,6 +229,7 @@ For a list of compatible model, check out: https://localai.io/model-compatibilit
 				options.WithAudioDir(ctx.String("audio-path")),
 				options.WithF16(ctx.Bool("f16")),
 				options.WithStringGalleries(ctx.String("galleries")),
+				options.WithModelLibraryURL(ctx.String("remote-library")),
 				options.WithDisableMessage(false),
 				options.WithCors(ctx.Bool("cors")),
 				options.WithCorsAllowOrigins(ctx.String("cors-allow-origins")),
diff --git a/pkg/startup/model_preload.go b/pkg/startup/model_preload.go
index c23b7b410cb..cc514334e42 100644
--- a/pkg/startup/model_preload.go
+++ b/pkg/startup/model_preload.go
@@ -14,10 +14,22 @@ import (
 // PreloadModelsConfigurations will preload models from the given list of URLs
 // It will download the model if it is not already present in the model path
 // It will also try to resolve if the model is an embedded model YAML configuration
-func PreloadModelsConfigurations(modelPath string, models ...string) {
+func PreloadModelsConfigurations(modelLibraryURL string, modelPath string, models ...string) {
 	for _, url := range models {
-		url = embedded.ModelShortURL(url)
 
+		// As a best effort, try to resolve the model from the remote library
+		// if it's not resolved we try with the other method below
+		if modelLibraryURL != "" {
+			lib, err := embedded.GetRemoteLibraryShorteners(modelLibraryURL)
+			if err == nil {
+				if lib[url] != "" {
+					log.Debug().Msgf("[startup] model configuration is defined remotely: %s (%s)", url, lib[url])
+					url = lib[url]
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		url = embedded.ModelShortURL(url)
 		switch {
 		case embedded.ExistsInModelsLibrary(url):
 			modelYAML, err := embedded.ResolveContent(url)
diff --git a/pkg/startup/model_preload_test.go b/pkg/startup/model_preload_test.go
index d1e0eab31ae..63a8f8b03e3 100644
--- a/pkg/startup/model_preload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/startup/model_preload_test.go
@@ -15,13 +15,29 @@ import (
 var _ = Describe("Preload test", func() {
 
 	Context("Preloading from strings", func() {
+		It("loads from remote url", func() {
+			tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			libraryURL := "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mudler/LocalAI/master/embedded/model_library.yaml"
+			fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.yaml", "1701d57f28d47552516c2b6ecc3cc719")
+
+			PreloadModelsConfigurations(libraryURL, tmpdir, "phi-2")
+
+			resultFile := filepath.Join(tmpdir, fileName)
+
+			content, err := os.ReadFile(resultFile)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+			Expect(string(content)).To(ContainSubstring("name: phi-2"))
+		})
+
 		It("loads from embedded full-urls", func() {
 			tmpdir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			url := "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mudler/LocalAI/master/examples/configurations/phi-2.yaml"
 			fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.yaml", utils.MD5(url))
 
-			PreloadModelsConfigurations(tmpdir, url)
+			PreloadModelsConfigurations("", tmpdir, url)
 
 			resultFile := filepath.Join(tmpdir, fileName)
 
@@ -35,7 +51,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Preload test", func() {
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			url := "phi-2"
 
-			PreloadModelsConfigurations(tmpdir, url)
+			PreloadModelsConfigurations("", tmpdir, url)
 
 			entry, err := os.ReadDir(tmpdir)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -53,7 +69,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Preload test", func() {
 			url := "mistral-openorca"
 			fileName := fmt.Sprintf("%s.yaml", utils.MD5(url))
 
-			PreloadModelsConfigurations(tmpdir, url)
+			PreloadModelsConfigurations("", tmpdir, url)
 
 			resultFile := filepath.Join(tmpdir, fileName)