From f2314bab34e8cb55ebb0bb29b7e055213a21e400 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Krrish Dholakia <krrishdholakia@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:56:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: improve dev docs

---
 docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md b/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md
index f3a8271b14b..930a47eec7e 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md
+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/extras/contributing_code.md
@@ -107,3 +107,18 @@ docker run \
     litellm_test_image \
     --config /app/config.yaml --detailed_debug
 ```
+### Running LiteLLM Proxy Locally
+
+1. cd into the `proxy/` directory
+
+```
+cd litellm/litellm/proxy
+```
+
+2. Run the proxy
+
+```shell
+python3 proxy_cli.py --config /path/to/config.yaml
+
+# RUNNING on http://0.0.0.0:4000
+```
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