anyllm-proxy/docs/ENV.md

Environment Variables

Env Files

Instead of setting variables in the shell, you can store them in a .env file and load it at startup.

Auto-load: If .anyllm.env exists in the current directory, it is loaded automatically.

Explicit flag:

anyllm_proxy --env-file ~/configs/deepseek.env

File format (KEY=VALUE, Docker --env-file compatible):

# Comments are supported
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.deepseek.com/v1
BIG_MODEL=deepseek-coder
SMALL_MODEL=deepseek-chat
export LISTEN_PORT=3000   # export prefix is also accepted

Rules:

• Lines starting with # are ignored.
• Values may be optionally quoted with "double" or 'single' quotes.
• Environment variables already set in the shell take precedence over the file.
• Use docker run --env-file <path> to pass the same file to a container.

The admin UI (Settings tab) has an Export .env button that generates a template from the current running configuration.

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Core

These are the variables most users need.

Variable	Default	Description
OPENAI_API_KEY	(empty)	OpenAI API key. Required for proxying requests.
OPENAI_BASE_URL	https://api.openai.com	Base URL for the upstream API. Change this to point at compatible APIs or internal proxies. Validated at startup (rejects private IPs, loopback, cloud metadata endpoints).
LISTEN_PORT	3000	Port the proxy listens on.
BIG_MODEL	gpt-4o	OpenAI model used when the Anthropic request specifies a sonnet or opus model.
SMALL_MODEL	gpt-4o-mini	OpenAI model used when the Anthropic request specifies a haiku model.
RUST_LOG	info	Tracing filter. Examples: debug, anyllm_proxy=trace.
DISABLE_ADMIN	(unset)	Set to 1, true, or yes to force-disable the admin web interface even when --webui is passed. Useful in automated/container environments.

Azure OpenAI

Set BACKEND=azure to route through Azure OpenAI Service. The request/response format is identical to standard OpenAI Chat Completions; only the URL scheme and auth header differ.

Variable	Default	Description
AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY	(required)	Azure OpenAI API key. Sent as api-key header.
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT	(required)	Full Azure resource endpoint, e.g. https://my-resource.openai.azure.com. Accepts sovereign cloud URLs.
AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT	(required)	Deployment name (the model deployment you created in Azure portal).
AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION	2024-10-21	Azure API version string appended as ?api-version= query parameter.

The proxy constructs the full URL as:

{AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT}/openai/deployments/{AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT}/chat/completions?api-version={AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION}

Example

BACKEND=azure \
AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY=abc123 \
AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=https://my-resource.openai.azure.com \
AZURE_OPENAI_DEPLOYMENT=gpt-4o \
cargo run -p anyllm_proxy

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mTLS Client Certificates

Most users do not need these. They configure mutual TLS (mTLS) on the outbound connection from the proxy to the backend endpoint. Use them when the backend requires a client certificate for authentication, or uses a private CA that is not in the system trust store.

These variables do not affect the proxy's own listener. The proxy always serves plain HTTP. For inbound TLS termination, place a reverse proxy (nginx, caddy, etc.) in front.

Variable	Default	Description
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12	(unset)	Path to a PKCS#12 (.p12 or .pfx) client certificate file. When set, the proxy presents this certificate during the TLS handshake with the backend.
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD	(unset)	Password to decrypt the P12 file. Required if TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12 is set. The proxy will refuse to start if the P12 is set without a password.
TLS_CA_CERT	(unset)	Path to a PEM-encoded CA certificate. Added to the trust store for verifying the backend's server certificate. Use this when the backend uses a private or self-signed CA.

All three are optional. When unset, the proxy connects using the system's default TLS configuration and trust store.

Validation

All certificate files are read and validated at startup. The proxy will panic with a descriptive error if:

• The P12 file does not exist or cannot be read.
• The P12 password is wrong or the file is corrupt.
• The CA certificate file does not exist or is not valid PEM.
• TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12 is set without TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD.

Example

OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://internal-llm.corp.example.com \
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_P12=/etc/proxy/client.p12 \
TLS_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD=changeit \
TLS_CA_CERT=/etc/proxy/corp-ca.pem \
cargo run -p anyllm_proxy

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Admin Web UI

The admin web interface is opt-in. Start the proxy with --webui or --admin to enable it.

anyllm_proxy --webui

The dashboard binds to localhost:3001 only (never externally accessible). It shows live request logs, latency percentiles, error rates, per-backend metrics, and lets you change log level and model mappings without restarting the server. The Settings tab also displays all active environment variables (secrets are masked).

Variable	Default	Description
ADMIN_PORT	3001	Port for the admin dashboard. Must differ from LISTEN_PORT.
ADMIN_TOKEN	(generated)	Bearer token for the admin API. If unset, a random UUID is generated at startup and written to ADMIN_TOKEN_FILE.
ADMIN_TOKEN_FILE	.admin_token	File path where the generated admin token is written. Permissions are set to 0600 on Unix.
ADMIN_DB_PATH	admin.db	SQLite database path for request logging and config overrides (model mappings, log level). Config overrides survive restarts.
ADMIN_LOG_RETENTION_DAYS	7	Days to retain request log entries before automatic purge.
DISABLE_ADMIN	(unset)	Set to 1, true, or yes to force-disable the admin server even when --webui is passed. Useful in container deployments where the flag might be baked into the entrypoint.

Token security

The admin token is printed to ADMIN_TOKEN_FILE (default .admin_token) rather than stdout/stderr, because container log drivers capture stderr and persist it in centralized logging systems. On Unix, the file is created with mode 0600.

In production, set ADMIN_TOKEN explicitly:

ADMIN_TOKEN=$(openssl rand -hex 32) anyllm_proxy --webui

Example

# Proxy + admin UI on a custom port with a fixed token
ADMIN_PORT=4000 \
ADMIN_TOKEN=my-secret-token \
ADMIN_DB_PATH=/var/lib/anyllm/admin.db \
anyllm_proxy --webui
# Open: http://127.0.0.1:4000/admin/?token=my-secret-token