LibreChat/docs/deployment/linode.md

Linode (⚠️Payment required)

Create a Linode Account and a Linode Server

• Go to the Linode website (https://www.linode.com/) and click on the "Sign Up" or "Get Started" button.
• Follow the instructions to create a new account by providing your personal details and payment information.
• Once your account is created, you will have access to the Linode Cloud Manager.
• Click on the "Create" button to create a new Linode server.
• Choose a location for your server and select the desired server plan.
• Configure the server settings such as the server's label, root password, and SSH key. If you don't know which image to use, select 🐧💻 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Click on the 'Create' button to provision the Linode server (wait about 5 minutes after the server is on, because the server is not actually powered on yet)

Install Docker:

• Connect to your Linode server via SSH using a terminal or SSH client.

• Run the following commands to install Docker and Docker-compose:

  sudo apt update
  sudo apt install docker.io && apt install docker-compose
  

Install LibreChat

Install and Setup NGINX Proxy Manager:

if you want, you can use NGINX, Apache, or any other proxy manager.

• create a folder

  mkdir ngnix-proxy-manager
  cd ngnix-proxy-manager
  

• Create a file named docker-compose.yml by running nano docker-compose.yml.

• Add this code and save it with Ctrl+X, Y, and Enter:

  version: '3.8'
  services:
    app:
      image: 'jc21/nginx-proxy-manager:latest'
      restart: unless-stopped
      ports:
        - '80:80'
        - '81:81'
        - '443:443'
      volumes:
        - ./data:/data
        - ./letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt
  

• Run docker-compose up -d to start NGINX Proxy Manager

• Login to NGINX Proxy Manager and change the username and password.

The default login link is at your_linode_ip:81.

Default Admin User:

Email:    admin@example.com
Password: changeme

• Login to NGINX Proxy Manager.
• Click on "Proxy Host" and add a proxy host.

• If you want, you can add the Let's Encrypt SSL certificate.