Deploy LibreChat with Scaleway Generative APIs as a ChatGPT alternative

• docker
• ai
• generative
• apis

LibreChat is a free, open-source AI chat platform that unifies interactions with various AI models through a single, customizable interface. It supports multiple AI providers, including Scaleway’s Generative APIs, allowing users to switch seamlessly between different models.

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To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• Docker installed on your local machine
• Generated a Scaleway API secret key

1. Clone the LibreChat repository from GitHub:

   git clone https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat.git
   

2. Copy the .env.example file into a file called .env:

   cp .env.example .env
   

3. Add a docker-compose.override.yml file at the root of the project:

   touch docker-compose.override.yml
   

4. Open the docker-compose.override.yml file in a text editor and add the following content. Then save the file and exit the editor:

   services:
     api:
       volumes:
       - type: bind
         source: ./librechat.yaml
         target: /app/librechat.yaml
   

5. Add a librechat.yaml file at the root of the project:

   touch librechat.yaml
   

6. Open the librechat.yaml file in a text editor and copy the configuration below into it. Then save and exit the editor.

   version: 1.2.1
   cache: true
   # Definition of a custom endpoint for Scaleway
   endpoints:
     custom:
       - name: 'Scaleway'
         apiKey: '<YOUR_SCW_SECRET_API_KEY>'
         baseURL: "https://api.scaleway.ai/v1"
         models:
           default:
             - "llama-3.3-70b-instruct"
           fetch: true
         titleConvo: true
         titleModel: 'Llama-3.3-70b-instruct'
         modelDisplayLabel: 'Scaleway'
   

   Important

   Make sure that you replace <YOUR_SCW_SECRET_API_KEY> with your own secret API key.

7. Launch the application with Docker:

   docker compose up -d
   

8. Open a web browser and access LibreChat at http://localhost:3080/:

   # Example of opening a browser (may vary by OS)
   open http://localhost:3080/