ChatGPT Lite

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Demo

Try the ChatGPT Lite Demo Site.

Features

ChatGPT Lite is a lightweight ChatGPT web application built with Next.js and the OpenAI Chat API. It supports both OpenAI and Azure OpenAI accounts.

• Deploy a custom ChatGPT web interface with markdown support, prompt storage, and multi-user chat functionality.
• Set up a secure, private, web-based ChatGPT for your friends without exposing your API key.
• Clean and extensible codebase, making it a great starting point for your next AI project with Next.js.

If you’re looking for a more beginner-friendly ChatGPT UI codebase, check out ChatGPT Minimal.

Prerequisites

You need an OpenAI or Azure OpenAI account.

Deployment

Refer to the Environment Variables section below for required configurations.

Deploy to Vercel

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Deploy with Docker

For OpenAI account users:

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 \
   -e OPENAI_API_KEY="<YOUR_OPENAI_API_KEY>" \
   blrchen/chatgpt-lite

For Azure OpenAI account users:

docker run -d -p 3000:3000 \
   -e AZURE_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL="<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT>" \
   -e AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY="<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY>" \
   -e AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT="<YOUR_AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT_NAME>" \
   blrchen/chatgpt-lite

Development

Running Locally

1. Install Node.js 20.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Install dependencies using npm install.
4. Copy .env.example to .env.local and update environment variables.
5. Start the application with npm run dev.
6. Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser.

Running Locally with Docker

1. Clone the repository and navigate to the root directory.
2. Set the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable in the docker-compose.yml file.
3. Build the application using docker-compose build ..
4. Start the application using docker-compose up -d.

Environment Variables

The following environment variables are required:

For OpenAI account:

Name	Description	Default Value
OPENAI_API_BASE_URL	Use this if you plan to use a reverse proxy for api.openai.com.	https://api.openai.com
OPENAI_API_KEY	Secret key obtained from the OpenAI API website.
OPENAI_MODEL	GPT model to use	gpt-3.5-turbo

For Azure OpenAI account:

Name	Description
AZURE_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL	Endpoint (e.g., https://xxx.openai.azure.com).
AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY	API Key.
AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT	Model deployment name.

Contribution

PRs of all sizes are welcome.