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⚠️ Note: Payment is 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 nginix-proxy-manager
cd nginix-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

Start NGINX Proxy Manager

  • By executing: docker compose up -d

Login to NGINX Proxy Manager

  • Important: You need to update the default credentials

  • 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.

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

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