Libre Translate
★ 17.1kGNU Affero General Public License v3.0Open Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintNo external DB50 active committers (12mo)
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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
Details
- 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This file may be out of date.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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