Do Stuff

That's a note to self. <h1/>, broadcast. I'm in danger of going down that rabbit hole of exploring how best to prioritize my TODOs. As a way of avoiding doing stuff. Stop.

Kitchen timer set for an hour. A job outside for a break then, and not before. Focus!

Ok, first thing I need to get out of the way is a working assistant. I haven't splashed out on ChatGPT4 this month and the 3.5 model winds me up, being almost useful, but not quite. Groq (with a 'q') is excellent good model-wise, so fast, but the path between a human and their models is a bit bendy. ChatGPT's interface is better, but still not quite there. I will have to bite the bullet soon and get one or more services tied into my workflow via API(s). But that isn't high priority. I've bookmarked a bit of kit on GitHub that looked like it's usable in a ChatGPT fashion, but you get to choose your own endpoint.

First though, ChatGPT4o might be available by now... Ok, who knows, it appears the $20/m is needed to find out that way. So API time, through that GitHub thing.

LibreChat is a free, open source AI chat platform. This Web UI offers vast customization, supporting numerous AI providers, services, and integrations. Serves all AI Conversations in one place with a familiar interface, innovative enhancements, for as many users as you need.

"We recommend using Docker Compose to install LibreChat". Hmm. I'm not a great fan of Docker, I generally prefer to have a car with the hood open venting steam in the yard than driving a rental. But the npm install has several dependencies, MongoDB and stuff. Let's have a look at package.json. Ok, not too scary. A lot of scripts wired in, interesting... But that could be a thief of time. I need to Do Stuff.

git clone https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat.git

fatal: destination path 'LibreChat' already exists and is not an empty directory.

Oops. No idea how long ago I did that. I might even have forked it. Dunno. I'll move that dir over and start again.

cp .env.example .env

Ok, what's in .env.example? Looks reasonably clear. Some slightly unnerving things that look like keys, but I'm the client here so not to worry.

I'm pretty sure localhost:3080 is clear, mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017 should be ok too. Even if that is MongoDB's default port, pretty sure it's not running on this machine.

docker compose up -d

Some warnings about unset variables.

It's pulling meilisearch -

a RESTful search API. It aims to be a ready-to-go solution for everyone who wants a fast and relevant search experience for their end-users

I've seen the name before, not investigated. Seems to be a pay-for service, but with open source bits. Annoyingly the Overview tells you everything except what it is. Yes, it's a search engine, which narrows it down to about 10,000 possibilities. One thing that is clear, it says RESTful search API so it has a HTTP interface