diff --git a/core/cli/backends.go b/core/cli/backends.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca9ed7741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/cli/backends.go
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	cliContext "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/cli/context"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/config"
+
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/core/gallery"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/downloader"
+	"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/startup"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/schollz/progressbar/v3"
+)
+
+type BackendsCMDFlags struct {
+	BackendGalleries string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKEND_GALLERIES,BACKEND_GALLERIES" help:"JSON list of backend galleries" group:"backends" default:"${backends}"`
+	BackendsPath     string `env:"LOCALAI_BACKENDS_PATH,BACKENDS_PATH" type:"path" default:"${basepath}/backends" help:"Path containing backends used for inferencing" group:"storage"`
+}
+
+type BackendsList struct {
+	BackendsCMDFlags `embed:""`
+}
+
+type BackendsInstallSingle struct {
+	InstallArgs []string `arg:"" optional:"" name:"backend" help:"Backend images to install"`
+
+	BackendsCMDFlags `embed:""`
+}
+
+type BackendsInstall struct {
+	BackendArgs []string `arg:"" optional:"" name:"backends" help:"Backend configuration URLs to load"`
+
+	BackendsCMDFlags `embed:""`
+}
+
+type BackendsUninstall struct {
+	BackendArgs []string `arg:"" name:"backends" help:"Backend names to uninstall"`
+
+	BackendsCMDFlags `embed:""`
+}
+
+type BackendsCMD struct {
+	List          BackendsList          `cmd:"" help:"List the backends available in your galleries" default:"withargs"`
+	Install       BackendsInstall       `cmd:"" help:"Install a backend from the gallery"`
+	InstallSingle BackendsInstallSingle `cmd:"" help:"Install a single backend from the gallery"`
+	Uninstall     BackendsUninstall     `cmd:"" help:"Uninstall a backend"`
+}
+
+func (bi *BackendsInstallSingle) Run(ctx *cliContext.Context) error {
+	for _, backend := range bi.InstallArgs {
+		progressBar := progressbar.NewOptions(
+			1000,
+			progressbar.OptionSetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("downloading backend %s", backend)),
+			progressbar.OptionShowBytes(false),
+			progressbar.OptionClearOnFinish(),
+		)
+		progressCallback := func(fileName string, current string, total string, percentage float64) {
+			v := int(percentage * 10)
+			err := progressBar.Set(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error().Err(err).Str("filename", fileName).Int("value", v).Msg("error while updating progress bar")
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := gallery.InstallBackend(bi.BackendsPath, &gallery.GalleryBackend{
+			URI: backend,
+		}, progressCallback); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bl *BackendsList) Run(ctx *cliContext.Context) error {
+	var galleries []config.Gallery
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(bl.BackendGalleries), &galleries); err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("unable to load galleries")
+	}
+
+	backends, err := gallery.AvailableBackends(galleries, bl.BackendsPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, backend := range backends {
+		if backend.Installed {
+			fmt.Printf(" * %s@%s (installed)\n", backend.Gallery.Name, backend.Name)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf(" - %s@%s\n", backend.Gallery.Name, backend.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bi *BackendsInstall) Run(ctx *cliContext.Context) error {
+	var galleries []config.Gallery
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(bi.BackendGalleries), &galleries); err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("unable to load galleries")
+	}
+
+	for _, backendName := range bi.BackendArgs {
+
+		progressBar := progressbar.NewOptions(
+			1000,
+			progressbar.OptionSetDescription(fmt.Sprintf("downloading backend %s", backendName)),
+			progressbar.OptionShowBytes(false),
+			progressbar.OptionClearOnFinish(),
+		)
+		progressCallback := func(fileName string, current string, total string, percentage float64) {
+			v := int(percentage * 10)
+			err := progressBar.Set(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error().Err(err).Str("filename", fileName).Int("value", v).Msg("error while updating progress bar")
+			}
+		}
+
+		backendURI := downloader.URI(backendName)
+
+		if !backendURI.LooksLikeOCI() {
+			backends, err := gallery.AvailableBackends(galleries, bi.BackendsPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			backend := gallery.FindGalleryElement(backends, backendName, bi.BackendsPath)
+			if backend == nil {
+				log.Error().Str("backend", backendName).Msg("backend not found")
+				return fmt.Errorf("backend not found: %s", backendName)
+			}
+
+			log.Info().Str("backend", backendName).Str("license", backend.License).Msg("installing backend")
+		}
+
+		err := startup.InstallExternalBackends(galleries, bi.BackendsPath, progressCallback, backendName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (bu *BackendsUninstall) Run(ctx *cliContext.Context) error {
+	for _, backendName := range bu.BackendArgs {
+		log.Info().Str("backend", backendName).Msg("uninstalling backend")
+
+		err := gallery.DeleteBackendFromSystem(bu.BackendsPath, backendName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Printf("Backend %s uninstalled successfully\n", backendName)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/core/cli/cli.go b/core/cli/cli.go
index aed75d8aa..fc850de94 100644
--- a/core/cli/cli.go
+++ b/core/cli/cli.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var CLI struct {
 	Run             RunCMD             `cmd:"" help:"Run LocalAI, this the default command if no other command is specified. Run 'local-ai run --help' for more information" default:"withargs"`
 	Federated       FederatedCLI       `cmd:"" help:"Run LocalAI in federated mode"`
 	Models          ModelsCMD          `cmd:"" help:"Manage LocalAI models and definitions"`
+	Backends        BackendsCMD        `cmd:"" help:"Manage LocalAI backends and definitions"`
 	TTS             TTSCMD             `cmd:"" help:"Convert text to speech"`
 	SoundGeneration SoundGenerationCMD `cmd:"" help:"Generates audio files from text or audio"`
 	Transcript      TranscriptCMD      `cmd:"" help:"Convert audio to text"`