LibreChat/docs/install/configuration/index.md

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title: Configuration
description: ⚙️ This section provides detailed guides on how to configure LibreChat to suit your needs and preferences. You will learn how to set up various environment variables, customize your Docker settings, choose your AI models and APIs, enable user authentication, connect to online MongoDB, change the default language, and more.
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# Configuration

  * ⚙️ [Environment Variables](./dotenv.md)
  * 🖥️ [Custom Endpoints & Config](./custom_config.md) 
  * 🐋 [Docker Compose Override](./docker_override.md) 
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  * 🤖 [AI Setup](./ai_setup.md)
  * 🚅 [LiteLLM](./litellm.md)
  * 💸 [Free AI APIs](./free_ai_apis.md)
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  * 🛂 [Authentication System](./user_auth_system.md) 
  * 🍃 [Online MongoDB](./mongodb.md) 
  * 🌍 [Default Language](./default_language.md) 
  * 🌀 [Miscellaneous](./misc.md)
🧹📚 docs: refactor and clean up (#1392) * 📑 update mkdocs * rename docker override file and add to gitignore * update .env.example - GOOGLE_MODELS * update index.md * doc refactor: split installation and configuration in two sub-folders * doc update: installation guides * doc update: configuration guides * doc: new docker override guide * doc: new beginner's guide for contributions - Thanks @Berry-13 * doc: update documentation_guidelines.md * doc: update testing.md * doc: update deployment guides * doc: update /dev readme * doc: update general_info * doc: add 0 value to doc weight * doc: add index.md to every doc folders * doc: add weight to index.md and move openrouter from free_ai_apis.md to ai_setup.md * doc: update toc so they display properly on the right had side in mkdocs * doc: update pandoranext.md * doc: index logging_system.md * doc: update readme.md * doc: update litellm.md * doc: update ./dev/readme.md * doc:🔖 new presets.md * doc: minor corrections * doc update: user_auth_system.md and presets.md, doc feat: add mermaid support to mkdocs * doc update: add screenshots to presets.md * doc update: add screenshots to - OpenID with AWS Cognito * doc update: BingAI cookie instruction * doc update: discord auth * doc update: facebook auth * doc: corrections to user_auth_system.md * doc update: github auth * doc update: google auth * doc update: auth clean up * doc organization: installation * doc organization: configuration * doc organization: features+plugins & update:plugins screenshots * doc organization: deploymend + general_info & update: tech_stack.md * doc organization: contributions * doc: minor fixes * doc: minor fixes 2023-12-22 08:36:42 -05:00			`---`
			`title: Configuration`
🪪mkdocs: social cards (#1428) * mkdocs plugins: add plugin for social cards and plugin that allow to exclude a folder * docs: fix hyperlinks * mkdocs: social cards (descriptions) for 'contributions' and 'deployment' guides * mkdocs: social cards (descriptions) for all 'index.md' * mkdocs: social cards (descriptions) for 'features' and 'plugins' * mkdocs: social cards (descriptions) for 'general_info' * mkdocs: social cards (descriptions) for 'configuration' * mkdocs: social cards (descriptions) for 'installation' * mkdocs: minor fixes * update librechat.svg * update how_to_contribute.md add reference to the official GitHub documentation 2023-12-28 17:10:06 -05:00			`description: ⚙️ This section provides detailed guides on how to configure LibreChat to suit your needs and preferences. You will learn how to set up various environment variables, customize your Docker settings, choose your AI models and APIs, enable user authentication, connect to online MongoDB, change the default language, and more.`
🧹📚 docs: refactor and clean up (#1392) * 📑 update mkdocs * rename docker override file and add to gitignore * update .env.example - GOOGLE_MODELS * update index.md * doc refactor: split installation and configuration in two sub-folders * doc update: installation guides * doc update: configuration guides * doc: new docker override guide * doc: new beginner's guide for contributions - Thanks @Berry-13 * doc: update documentation_guidelines.md * doc: update testing.md * doc: update deployment guides * doc: update /dev readme * doc: update general_info * doc: add 0 value to doc weight * doc: add index.md to every doc folders * doc: add weight to index.md and move openrouter from free_ai_apis.md to ai_setup.md * doc: update toc so they display properly on the right had side in mkdocs * doc: update pandoranext.md * doc: index logging_system.md * doc: update readme.md * doc: update litellm.md * doc: update ./dev/readme.md * doc:🔖 new presets.md * doc: minor corrections * doc update: user_auth_system.md and presets.md, doc feat: add mermaid support to mkdocs * doc update: add screenshots to presets.md * doc update: add screenshots to - OpenID with AWS Cognito * doc update: BingAI cookie instruction * doc update: discord auth * doc update: facebook auth * doc: corrections to user_auth_system.md * doc update: github auth * doc update: google auth * doc update: auth clean up * doc organization: installation * doc organization: configuration * doc organization: features+plugins & update:plugins screenshots * doc organization: deploymend + general_info & update: tech_stack.md * doc organization: contributions * doc: minor fixes * doc: minor fixes 2023-12-22 08:36:42 -05:00			`weight: 2`
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			`# Configuration`

			`* ⚙️ [Environment Variables](./dotenv.md)`
🐳 : Further Docker build Cleanup & Docs Update (#1502) * refactor: post-cleanup changes: - add more unnecessary paths to .dockerignore - remove librechat.yaml from main compose file (prevents from being required) - do not create librechat.yaml during build (does nothing) * docs: make config file instructions easier to read, more info throughout other docs * docs: add custom config to menu * Update custom_config.md * Update docker_compose_install.md 2024-01-06 11:59:08 -05:00			`* 🖥️ [Custom Endpoints & Config](./custom_config.md)`
🧹📚 docs: refactor and clean up (#1392) * 📑 update mkdocs * rename docker override file and add to gitignore * update .env.example - GOOGLE_MODELS * update index.md * doc refactor: split installation and configuration in two sub-folders * doc update: installation guides * doc update: configuration guides * doc: new docker override guide * doc: new beginner's guide for contributions - Thanks @Berry-13 * doc: update documentation_guidelines.md * doc: update testing.md * doc: update deployment guides * doc: update /dev readme * doc: update general_info * doc: add 0 value to doc weight * doc: add index.md to every doc folders * doc: add weight to index.md and move openrouter from free_ai_apis.md to ai_setup.md * doc: update toc so they display properly on the right had side in mkdocs * doc: update pandoranext.md * doc: index logging_system.md * doc: update readme.md * doc: update litellm.md * doc: update ./dev/readme.md * doc:🔖 new presets.md * doc: minor corrections * doc update: user_auth_system.md and presets.md, doc feat: add mermaid support to mkdocs * doc update: add screenshots to presets.md * doc update: add screenshots to - OpenID with AWS Cognito * doc update: BingAI cookie instruction * doc update: discord auth * doc update: facebook auth * doc: corrections to user_auth_system.md * doc update: github auth * doc update: google auth * doc update: auth clean up * doc organization: installation * doc organization: configuration * doc organization: features+plugins & update:plugins screenshots * doc organization: deploymend + general_info & update: tech_stack.md * doc organization: contributions * doc: minor fixes * doc: minor fixes 2023-12-22 08:36:42 -05:00			`* 🐋 [Docker Compose Override](./docker_override.md)`
			`---`
			`* 🤖 [AI Setup](./ai_setup.md)`
			`* 🚅 [LiteLLM](./litellm.md)`
			`* 💸 [Free AI APIs](./free_ai_apis.md)`
			`---`
			`* 🛂 [Authentication System](./user_auth_system.md)`
			`* 🍃 [Online MongoDB](./mongodb.md)`
			`* 🌍 [Default Language](./default_language.md)`
			`* 🌀 [Miscellaneous](./misc.md)`