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Libre Translate

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LibreTranslate is a machine translation service aimed at users who want an open source, self-hosted alternative to proprietary translation APIs. It is positioned as a fully self-hosted API that...

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Features

  • machine translation API
  • self-hosted deployment
  • open source translation engine
  • usage instructions
  • community resources

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Last Updated
Oct 21, 2026
Created
Dec 19, 2020
Requirements
Argos Translate library
API
REST
Runtime / Stack
DockerPython
Privacy & Independence
No Cloud RequiredOffline Capable
Deployment

Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container

Run Libre Translate with Docker Compose

Compose file from the Libre Translate project repository.

1 service

no resource limits declared

docker-compose.yml · @ 9d2cbe3 · scanned Jun 7, 2026

services:
  libretranslate:
    container_name: libretranslate
    image: libretranslate/libretranslate:latest
    ports:
      - "5000:5000"
    restart: unless-stopped
    healthcheck:
      test: ['CMD-SHELL', './venv/bin/python scripts/healthcheck.py']
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 4s
      retries: 4
      start_period: 5s
    ## Uncomment this for logging in docker compose logs
    # tty: true
    ## Uncomment above command and define your args if necessary
    ## Refer to the documentation for more information: https://docs.libretranslate.com/guides/installation/#arguments
    # command: --ssl --req-limit 100 --char-limit 500
    ## Uncomment this section and the libretranslate_api_keys volume if you want to backup your API keys
    # environment:
    #   - LT_API_KEYS=true
    #   - LT_API_KEYS_DB_PATH=/app/db/api_keys.db # Same result as `db/api_keys.db` or `./db/api_keys.db`
    ## Uncomment these vars and libretranslate_models volume to optimize loading time.
    #   - LT_UPDATE_MODELS=true
    #   - LT_LOAD_ONLY=en,fr
    # volumes:
    #   - libretranslate_api_keys:/app/db
    # Keep the models in a docker volume, to avoid re-downloading on startup
    #   - libretranslate_models:/home/libretranslate/.local:rw

# volumes:
#   libretranslate_api_keys:
#   libretranslate_models:

This file may be out of date. Check the Libre Translate documentation for current setup steps.

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