diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa9e3a1c..c41ef77d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@ NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS.update({
   * When you create the `pip_overrides.json` file, it changes the installation of specific pip packages to installations defined by the user.
     * Please refer to the `pip_overrides.json.template` file.
     
+* Use `aria2` as downloader
+  * [howto](docs/en/use_aria2.md)
 
 ## Scanner
 When you run the `scan.sh` script:
diff --git a/docs/en/use_aria2.md b/docs/en/use_aria2.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Use `aria2` as downloader
+
+Two environment variables are needed to use `aria2` as the downloader.
+
+```bash
+export COMFYUI_MANAGER_ARIA2_SERVER=http://127.0.0.1:6800
+export COMFYUI_MANAGER_ARIA2_SECRET=__YOU_MUST_CHANGE_IT__
+```
+
+An example `docker-compose.yml`
+
+```yaml
+services:
+
+  aria2:
+    container_name: aria2
+    image: p3terx/aria2-pro
+    environment:
+      - PUID=1000
+      - PGID=1000
+      - UMASK_SET=022
+      - RPC_SECRET=__YOU_MUST_CHANGE_IT__
+      - RPC_PORT=5080
+      - DISK_CACHE=64M
+      - IPV6_MODE=false
+      - UPDATE_TRACKERS=false
+      - CUSTOM_TRACKER_URL=
+    volumes:
+      - ./config:/config
+      - ./downloads:/downloads
+      - ~/ComfyUI/models:/models
+      - ~/ComfyUI/custom_nodes:/custom_nodes
+    ports:
+      - 6800:6800
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: 1m
+```
diff --git a/glob/manager_downloader.py b/glob/manager_downloader.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56bf8fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glob/manager_downloader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import os
+
+aria2 = os.getenv('COMFYUI_MANAGER_ARIA2_SERVER')
+HF_ENDPOINT = os.getenv('HF_ENDPOINT')
+
+if aria2 is not None:
+    secret = os.getenv('COMFYUI_MANAGER_ARIA2_SECRET')
+    host, port = aria2.split(':')
+    import aria2p
+
+    aria2 = aria2p.API(aria2p.Client(host=host, port=port, secret=secret))
+
+
+def download_url(model_url: str, model_dir: str, filename: str):
+    if aria2:
+        return aria2_download_url(model_url, model_dir, filename)
+    else:
+        from torchvision.datasets.utils import download_url as torchvision_download_url
+
+        return torchvision_download_url(model_url, model_dir, filename)
+
+
+def aria2_find_task(dir: str, filename: str):
+    target = os.path.join(dir, filename)
+
+    downloads = aria2.get_downloads()
+
+    for download in downloads:
+        for file in download.files:
+            if file.is_metadata:
+                continue
+            if str(file.path) == target:
+                return download
+
+
+def aria2_download_url(model_url: str, model_dir: str, filename: str):
+    import manager_core as core
+    import tqdm
+    import time
+
+    if model_dir.startswith(core.comfy_path):
+        model_dir = model_dir[len(core.comfy_path) :]
+
+    if HF_ENDPOINT:
+        model_url = model_url.replace('https://huggingface.co', HF_ENDPOINT)
+
+    download_dir = model_dir if model_dir.startswith('/') else os.path.join('/models', model_dir)
+
+    download = aria2_find_task(download_dir, filename)
+    if download is None:
+        options = {'dir': download_dir, 'out': filename}
+        download = aria2.add(model_url, options)[0]
+
+    if download.is_active:
+        with tqdm.tqdm(
+            total=download.total_length,
+            bar_format='{l_bar}{bar}{r_bar}',
+            desc=filename,
+            unit='B',
+            unit_scale=True,
+        ) as progress_bar:
+            while download.is_active:
+                if progress_bar.total == 0 and download.total_length != 0:
+                    progress_bar.reset(download.total_length)
+                progress_bar.update(download.completed_length - progress_bar.n)
+                time.sleep(1)
+                download.update()
diff --git a/glob/manager_server.py b/glob/manager_server.py
index 0c9c67dd..edbe287c 100644
--- a/glob/manager_server.py
+++ b/glob/manager_server.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ core.manager_funcs = ManagerFuncsInComfyUI()
 
 sys.path.append('../..')
 
-from torchvision.datasets.utils import download_url
+from manager_downloader import download_url
 
 core.comfy_path = os.path.dirname(folder_paths.__file__)
 core.js_path = os.path.join(core.comfy_path, "web", "extensions")