litellm/docker
yuneng-jiang f7842cdeb7
fix(docker): bake non_root prisma engines at /opt/prisma so migrations run offline for any uid (#34325)
* fix(docker): bake non_root prisma engines at /opt/prisma so migrations run offline for any uid

The non_root image baked the prisma CLI and engines under /app/.cache and used
the CLI's default (library) engine mode. Prisma stopped baking the library
engine, so `prisma migrate deploy` fell back to downloading it at startup,
which needs network egress and a writable cache. Under an arbitrary non-root
uid (OpenShift restricted-v2), an air-gapped network, or a readOnlyRootFilesystem,
that download fails and the proxy starts on an empty schema while every DB
endpoint returns 500. The migration entrypoint exits 0 on that failure, so a
default-uid `docker run` with network never surfaced it

Bake to /opt/prisma, a fixed world-readable path no cache mount shadows, and
pin PRISMA_CLI_PATH plus PRISMA_CLI_QUERY_ENGINE_TYPE=binary so the baked binary
engine is used directly, matching Dockerfile and Dockerfile.database. A
build-time guard asserts the binary query engine is present, so a future prisma
change that stops baking it fails the image build instead of silently degrading
migrations

Adds docker/test_offline_migration.sh, run from image-scan, which migrates a
fresh Postgres with no egress as a non-root uid and asserts the schema was
created, the case a default-uid `docker run` with network cannot catch

* test(docker): move the offline migration check into a gated pytest and stop pinning XDG_CACHE_HOME at the read-only bake

The offline migration check lived in docker/ as a shell script. It now lives in
tests/proxy_migration_tests/ as a pytest gated on LITELLM_IMAGE, matching the
sibling schema-migration test gated on DATABASE_URL, and image-scan invokes it
with pytest instead of bash. It also asserts the migration entrypoint's exit
code alongside the table count, so a crash or a container-startup failure fails
loudly rather than only surfacing as a low table count

Runtime XDG_CACHE_HOME pointed at /opt/prisma/.cache, which is baked a+rX with
no write, so any XDG-aware library writing a cache at runtime would be denied
for every uid. Leave it unset so it falls back to $HOME/.cache (/app/.cache,
created here and owned by the runtime uid), matching Dockerfile and
Dockerfile.database which never pin XDG at runtime. A second test guards against
a future edit pointing a cache or home var back at the read-only bake
2026-07-22 23:03:39 -07:00
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build_from_pip build(deps): update ddtrace to the 4.x line 2026-07-15 17:23:17 -07:00
tests fix(docker.non_root): use numeric UID 65534 for K8s runAsNonRoot (#26268) 2026-04-22 18:00:04 -07:00
.env.example Revert "build(Dockerfile): move prisma build to dockerfile" 2024-01-06 09:51:44 +05:30
build_admin_ui.sh feat(ui): shadcn migration foundation: Tailwind v4, shadcn init, antd cascade fix (#31995) 2026-07-02 19:02:27 -07:00
Dockerfile.database fix(docker): bake prisma CLI and engines at a fixed path so fresh-DB migrations work for any uid offline (#33853) 2026-07-18 14:52:40 -07:00
Dockerfile.non_root fix(docker): bake non_root prisma engines at /opt/prisma so migrations run offline for any uid (#34325) 2026-07-22 23:03:39 -07:00
entrypoint.sh build: migrate packaging, CI, and Docker from Poetry to uv (#25007) 2026-04-09 11:46:23 -07:00
install_auto_router.sh build: migrate packaging, CI, and Docker from Poetry to uv (#25007) 2026-04-09 11:46:23 -07:00
prod_entrypoint.sh fix: remove separate health app 2026-05-07 16:04:56 -07:00
README.md fix(mcp): block arbitrary command execution via stdio transport 2026-04-08 19:42:37 +05:30

Docker Development Guide

This guide provides instructions for building and running the LiteLLM application using Docker and Docker Compose.

Prerequisites

  • Docker
  • Docker Compose

Building and Running the Application

To build and run the application, you will use the docker-compose.yml file located in the root of the project. This file is configured to use the Dockerfile.non_root for a secure, non-root container environment.

1. Set the Master Key

The application requires a LITELLM_MASTER_KEY for signing and validating tokens. You must set this key as an environment variable before running the application.

Create a .env file in the root of the project and add the following line:

LITELLM_MASTER_KEY=your-secret-key

Replace your-secret-key with a strong, randomly generated secret.

2. Build and Run the Containers

Once you have set the LITELLM_MASTER_KEY, you can build and run the containers using the following command:

docker compose up -d --build

This command will:

  • Build the Docker image using Dockerfile.non_root.
  • Start the litellm, litellm_db, and prometheus services in detached mode (-d).
  • The --build flag ensures that the image is rebuilt if there are any changes to the Dockerfile or the application code.

3. Verifying the Application is Running

You can check the status of the running containers with the following command:

docker compose ps

To view the logs of the litellm container, run:

docker compose logs -f litellm

4. Stopping the Application

To stop the running containers, use the following command:

docker compose down

Hardened / Offline Testing

To ensure changes are safe for non-root, read-only root filesystems and restricted egress, always validate with the hardened compose file:

docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.hardened.yml build --no-cache
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.hardened.yml up -d

This setup:

  • Builds from docker/Dockerfile.non_root with Prisma engines and Node toolchain baked into the image.
  • Runs the proxy as a non-root user with a read-only rootfs and only writable tmpfs mounts:
    • /app/cache (Prisma/NPM cache; backing PRISMA_BINARY_CACHE_DIR, NPM_CONFIG_CACHE, XDG_CACHE_HOME)
    • /app/migrations (Prisma migration workspace; backing LITELLM_MIGRATION_DIR)
  • Pre-builds and serves the admin UI from read-only paths:
    • /var/lib/litellm/ui (pre-restructured Next.js UI with .litellm_ui_ready marker)
    • /var/lib/litellm/assets (UI logos and assets)
  • Routes all outbound traffic through a local Squid proxy that denies egress, so Prisma migrations must use the cached CLI and engines.

You should also verify offline Prisma behaviour with:

docker run --rm --network none --entrypoint prisma ghcr.io/berriai/litellm:main-stable --version

This command should succeed (showing engine versions) even with --network none, confirming that Prisma binaries are available without network access.

Troubleshooting

  • build_admin_ui.sh: not found: This error can occur if the Docker build context is not set correctly. Ensure that you are running the docker-compose command from the root of the project.
  • Master key is not initialized: This error means the LITELLM_MASTER_KEY environment variable is not set. Make sure you have created a .env file in the project root with the LITELLM_MASTER_KEY defined.