Setup

The librechat.yaml file should be placed in the root of the project where the .env file is located.

You can copy the example config file as a good starting point while reading the rest of the guide.

The example config file has some options ready to go for Mistral AI, Groq and Openrouter.

Note: You can set an alternate filepath for the librechat.yaml file through an environment variable:

CONFIG_PATH="/alternative/path/to/librechat.yaml"

Docker Setup

For Docker, you need to make use of an override file, named docker-compose.override.yml, to ensure the config file works for you.

• First, make sure your containers stop running with docker compose down
• Create or edit existing docker-compose.override.yml at the root of the project:

version: '3.4'
 
services:
  api:
    volumes:
      - type: bind
        source: ./librechat.yaml
        target: /app/librechat.yaml

• Note: If you are using CONFIG_PATH for an alternative filepath for this file, make sure to specify it accordingly.

• Start docker again, and you should see your config file settings apply

docker compose up