docs/source/installation/docker.md

Running on Docker

Pre-built Docker images are available:

• ghcr.io/huggingface/chat-ui-db - Includes MongoDB (recommended for quick setup)
• ghcr.io/huggingface/chat-ui - Requires external MongoDB

Quick Start (with bundled MongoDB)

docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  -e OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://router.huggingface.co/v1 \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=hf_*** \
  -v chat-ui-data:/data \
  ghcr.io/huggingface/chat-ui-db

With External MongoDB

If you have an existing MongoDB instance:

docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  -e OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://router.huggingface.co/v1 \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=hf_*** \
  -e MONGODB_URL=mongodb://host.docker.internal:27017 \
  ghcr.io/huggingface/chat-ui

Use host.docker.internal to reach MongoDB running on your host machine, or provide your MongoDB Atlas connection string.

Using an Environment File

For more configuration options, use --env-file to avoid leaking secrets in shell history:

docker run -p 3000:3000 \
  --env-file .env.local \
  -v chat-ui-data:/data \
  ghcr.io/huggingface/chat-ui-db

See the configuration overview for all available environment variables.