---
title: 🐋 Docker
description: How to install LibreChat locally with Docker
---

# Local Installation of LibreChat with Docker

For most scenarios, Docker Compose is the recommended installation method due to its simplicity, ease of use, and reliability.

## Prerequisites

- [`Git`](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
- [`Docker`](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/)

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## Installation Steps

Follow these steps to set up LibreChat with the default configuration:

```bash filename="Clone the Repository"
git clone https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat.git
```

```bash filename="Navigate to the LibreChat Directory"
cd LibreChat
```

```bash filename="Create a .env File from .env.example"
cp .env.example .env
```

> **Note:** **If you're using Windows, you might need to use `copy` instead of `cp`.**

```sh filename="Start LibreChat"
docker compose up -d
```

<Callout type="success" title="Access LibreChat!" emoji="🎉">
  **Visit [http://localhost:3080/](http://localhost:3080/)**
</Callout>

## Update LibreChat

The following commands will fetch the latest LibreChat project changes, including any necessary changes to the docker compose files, as well as the latest prebuilt images.

> **Note:** you may need to prefix commands with sudo according to your environment permissions.

```bash filename="Stop the running container(s)""
docker compose down
```

```bash filename="Pull latest project changes"
git pull
```

```bash filename="Pull the latest LibreChat image""
docker compose pull
```

```bash filename="Start LibreChat"
docker compose up
```

## Additional Setup

Unlock additional features by exploring our configuration guides to learn how to set up:

- Custom endpoints
- Other advanced configuration options
- And more

This will enable you to customize your LibreChat experience with optional features.

**see also:**
- [Docker Override](/docs/configuration/docker_override)
- [User Authentication System Setup](/docs/configuration/authentication)
- [AI Setup](/docs/configuration/pre_configured_ai)
- [Custom Endpoints & Configuration](/docs/configuration/librechat_yaml)
- [Manage Your MongoDB Database](/blog/2023-11-30_mongoexpress)