# Linode ⚠️**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/docker_compose_install.md) ## Install and Setup NGINX Proxy Manager: if you want, you can use NGINX, Apache, or any other proxy manager. - create a folder ``` mkdir ngnix-proxy-manager cd ngnix-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.  - If you want, you can add the `Let's Encrypt SSL` certificate.  --- ### Note: If you're still having trouble, before creating a new issue, please search for similar ones on our [#issues thread on our discord](https://discord.gg/weqZFtD9C4) or our [troubleshooting discussion](https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/discussions/categories/troubleshooting) on our Discussions page. If you don't find a relevant issue, feel free to create a new one and provide as much detail as possible.