Prepare the server

Kisuno is self-hosted and runs as a Docker Compose application, the way LibreChat itself provides for self-hosting. Before the application is installed, the machine has to be prepared for it.

What the server needs

• A current Linux distribution with long-term support.
• Docker with a current Compose plugin, the way LibreChat requires it for self-hosted operation.
• Enough memory, CPU and disk space for the planned number of users, see System requirements.
• A firewall that limits incoming connections to what is needed, plus time synchronisation and automatic security updates of the operating system.
• Log rotation for Docker, so that the container logs do not fill up the system disk over the course of weeks.

Preparing the machine

These basics are set up before the application is added. The preparation concerns only the operating system and the container environment; configuration and application follow in the next step, see Installation. The delivery package includes the corresponding aids for this step.

Detailed instructions in the operations manual

The exact sequence and the checklist after preparation are in the operations manual that comes with the delivery package. Customers receive it together with their access.

Next step

InstallationHow the delivery package sets up an instance and what remains to be done by hand.

System requirementsHow much memory, CPU and space an instance really needs.