| # Azure deployment | |
| There are different ways of how a deployment can be done in Azure. | |
| One way is to use Terraform to setup all the necessary ressources automatically, here is an [example setup](https://github.com/thunderbug1/LibreChatAzureDeployment) with the setup instructions, which sets up all the necessary services. | |
| ## Prerequisites | |
| You must have an existing Azure subscription for this to work. | |
| ## Steps | |
| 1. **Clone the [LibreChatAzureDeployment repository](https://github.com/thunderbug1/LibreChatAzureDeployment).** | |
| 2. **Open in VS-Code Devcontainer.** | |
| 3. **[Optional] Configure Deployment:** | |
| * Edit `terraform.tfvars` to customize your deployment. | |
| * You can for example set the `MONGO_URI` which is the connection string to your MongoDB. A fast and simple solution for that is a free cloud instance, like setting up an [Atlas Instance](https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat/blob/main/docs/install/mongodb.md). By default a CosmosDB instance is set up automatically. | |
| 4. **Azure Login:** Open the Terminal inside of VS-Code, and run the command `az login`. | |
| 5. **Terraform Initialization:** In the Terminal inside of VS-Code, run the command `terraform init`. | |
| 6. **Apply Terraform Configuration:** In the Terminal inside of VS-Code, run the command `terraform apply`. | |
| 7. **Open LibreChat:** After finishing, terraform shows the outputs in the terminal. Open the Url of "libre_chat_url" (it might take some minutes until everything has booted) | |
| ## Teardown | |
| To tear down your Azure resources, run the command `terraform destroy` in the Terminal inside of VS-Code. | |