LibreChatBanner
Display announcements and notices to your users
Display important messages to all your users at the top of the app. Perfect for announcements, maintenance notices, or updates.
Quick Overview
- Only one banner can be active at a time
- Schedule banners to appear and disappear automatically
- Choose whether users can dismiss the banner or not
- Show banners to everyone, or only logged-in users
Creating a Banner
Run this command to create or update a banner:
npm run update-bannerYou'll be guided through a few simple prompts:
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Update the banner!
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Display From (Format: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ, Default: now):
> 2025-12-02T09:00:00Z
Display To (Format: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ, Default: not specified):
> 2025-12-31T23:59:59Z
Enter your message (Enter a single dot "." on a new line to finish):
> 🎉 Welcome to LibreChat! Check out our new features.
> .
Is public (y/N):
> n
Is persistable (cannot be dismissed) (y/N):
> nWhat do these options mean?
- Display From/To: When the banner should appear and disappear. Leave empty for "now" and "forever"
- Is public: Show to visitors who aren't logged in (like on the login page)
- Is persistable: If yes, users can't dismiss the banner — use for important notices
Deleting a Banner
npm run delete-bannerYou'll see the current banner and be asked to confirm before deleting.
Example Banners
A simple welcome message that users can dismiss:
npm run update-banner "" "" "👋 Welcome to LibreChat!" "false" "false"A scheduled maintenance notice that can't be dismissed:
npm run update-banner "2025-12-20T00:00:00Z" "2025-12-21T06:00:00Z" "⚠️ Scheduled maintenance on Dec 20th, 2-6 AM UTC" "true" "true"An urgent security notice visible to everyone:
npm run update-banner "" "" "🔒 Please update your password by January 1st" "true" "true"Date Format
Use this format for dates: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:MM:SSZ
Examples:
2025-12-25T09:00:00Z→ December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM (UTC)2025-01-01T00:00:00Z→ January 1, 2025 at midnight (UTC)
Leave the date empty to use the current time or no end date.
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