LibreChat/documents/install/mac_install.md

Mac Install

Thanks to @heathriel!

Recommended - Docker Install

Install the prerequisites:

• Install Homebrew (if not already installed) by following the instructions on https://brew.sh/

• Install Node.js and npm by running brew install node

• Install MongoDB (if not using Docker) by running brew tap mongodb/brew and brew install mongodb-community

• Create a MongoDB database

  • Navigate to https://www.mongodb.com/ and Sign In or Create an account
  • Create a new project
  • Build a Database using the free plan and name the cluster (example: chatgpt-clone)
  • Use the "Username and Password" method for authentication
  • Add your current IP to the access list
  • Then in the Database Deployment tab click on Connect
  • In "Choose a connection method" select "Connect your application"
  • Driver = Node.js / Version = 4.1 or later
  • Copy the connection string and save it somewhere(you will need it later)

Instructions:

• Open Terminal and clone the repository by running git clone https://github.com/danny-avila/chatgpt-clone.git
• Change into the cloned directory by running cd chatgpt-clone
• If using MongoDB Atlas, remove &w=majority from the default connection string Follow the instructions for setting up proxies, access tokens, and user system:

Access Tokens:

Get your OpenAI API key

• here: https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys and save it somewhere safe (you will need it later)

ChatGPT Free Instructions:

• To get your Access token for ChatGPT 'Free Version', log in to chat.openai.com, then visit https://chat.openai.com/api/auth/session.
• Warning: There may be a high chance of your account being banned with this method. Continue doing so at your own risk.

BingAI Instructions:

• To get the Bing Access Token, navigate to bing.com using a web browser such as Chrome or Safari, and ensure you're logged in.
• Open the Developer Tools (in Chrome or Safari, press Cmd + Option + I).
• Click on the "Application" tab (Chrome) or "Storage" tab (Safari).
• Expand the "Cookies" section under "Storage".
• Copy the value of the "_U" cookie and save it somewhere. You'll need it later.

Setup Instruction

• Create a .env file in the api directory by running cp api/.env.example api/.env and edit the file with your preferred text editor, adding the required API keys, access tokens, and MongoDB connection string
• Run npm ci from root directory npm ci
• Build the client by running npm run frontend

Download MeiliSearch for macOS (optional):

• You can download the latest MeiliSearch binary for macOS from their GitHub releases page: https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch/releases. Look for the file named meilisearch-macos-amd64 (or the equivalent for your system architecture) and download it.

Make the binary executable:

• Open Terminal and navigate to the directory where you downloaded the MeiliSearch binary. Run the following command to make it executable:

chmod +x meilisearch-macos-amd64

Run MeiliSearch:

• Now that the binary is executable, you can start MeiliSearch by running the following command, replacing your_master_key_goes_here with your desired master key:

./meilisearch-macos-amd64 --master-key your_master_key_goes_here

• MeiliSearch will start running on the default port, which is 7700. You can now use MeiliSearch in your ChatGPT-Clone project.

• Remember to include the MeiliSearch URL and Master Key in your .env file in the api directory. Your .env file should include the following lines:

MEILISEARCH_URL=http://127.0.0.1:7700
MEILISEARCH_KEY=your_master_key_goes_here

• With MeiliSearch running and configured, the ChatGPT-Clone project should now have the Conversation search feature enabled.

• In the chatgpt-clone directory, start the application by running npm run backend Visit http://localhost:3080 (default port) & enjoy

Optional but recommended:

• Create a script to automate the starting process by creating a new file named start_chatgpt.sh in the chatgpt-clone directory and pasting the following code:

#!/bin/bash
# Replace "your_master_key_goes_here" with your MeiliSearch Master Key
if [ -x "$(command -v ./meilisearch)" ]; then
    ./meilisearch --master-key your_master_key_goes_here &
fi
npm run backend

Make the script executable by running

  chmod +x start_chatgpt.sh

Start ChatGPT-Clone by running

  ./start_chatgpt.sh

Update

• run git pull from the root dir
• Run npm ci from root directory npm ci
• Build the client by running npm run frontend

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