Serge is a chat interface crafted with llama.cpp for running LLM models. No API keys, entirely self-hosted!
- 🌐 SvelteKit frontend
- 💾 Redis for storing chat history & parameters
- ⚙️ FastAPI + LangChain for the API, wrapping calls to llama.cpp using the python bindings
🎥 Demo:
demo.webm
🐳 Docker:
docker run -d \
--name serge \
-v weights:/usr/src/app/weights \
-v datadb:/data/db/ \
-p 8008:8008 \
ghcr.io/serge-chat/serge:latest🐙 Docker Compose:
services:
serge:
image: ghcr.io/serge-chat/serge:latest
container_name: serge
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- 8008:8008
volumes:
- weights:/usr/src/app/weights
- datadb:/data/db/
volumes:
weights:
datadb:Then, just visit http://localhost:8008, You can find the API documentation at http://localhost:8008/api/docs
The following Environment Variables are available:
| Variable Name | Description | Default Value |
|---|---|---|
SERGE_DATABASE_URL |
Database connection string | sqlite:////data/db/sql_app.db |
SERGE_JWT_SECRET |
Key for auth token encryption. Use a random string | uF7FGN5uzfGdFiPzR |
SERGE_SESSION_EXPIRY |
Duration in minutes before a user must reauthenticate | 60 |
NODE_ENV |
Node.js running environment | production |
Ensure you have Docker Desktop installed, WSL2 configured, and enough free RAM to run models.
LLaMA will crash if you don't have enough available memory for the model
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Nathan Sarrazin and Contributors. Serge is free and open-source software licensed under the MIT License and Apache-2.0.
If you discover a bug or have a feature idea, feel free to open an issue or PR.
To run Serge in development mode:
git clone https://github.com/serge-chat/serge.git
cd serge/
docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --buildThe solution will accept a python debugger session on port 5678. Example launch.json for VSCode:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "Remote Debug",
"type": "python",
"request": "attach",
"connect": {
"host": "localhost",
"port": 5678
},
"pathMappings": [
{
"localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/api",
"remoteRoot": "/usr/src/app/api/"
}
],
"justMyCode": false
}
]
}