FreeLLMAPI Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy FreeLLMAPI hosting and run a self-hosted LLM API gateway that puts the free-tier API keys you already hold behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, with automatic routing and failover between them. xCloud starts the pinned image with an embedded SQLite store, creates the dashboard account from the email you enter, and publishes it over HTTPS. It is not a free model service: you supply every provider key.

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What is FreeLLMAPI?

FreeLLMAPI is an OpenAI-compatible gateway released under the MIT licence that aggregates the free tiers of many LLM providers, plus custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints, behind a single /v1 API. Upstream lists encrypted provider keys, a router with six strategies and automatic failover with cooldowns and key rotation, per-key rate tracking, Anthropic Messages and Gemini-style surfaces, an MCP server and an admin dashboard with analytics. It is a gateway, not a model provider, and upstream states real trade-offs: no frontier models, variable latency and no SLA. Self-hosted FreeLLMAPI is the option for people who would otherwise juggle provider SDKs or use a hosted router such as OpenRouter.

On xCloud the template runs ghcr.io/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi v0.13.10, pinned by digest, as one container with a SQLite database on the freellmapi_data volume. The first dashboard account is created from the admin email and a generated password, and a generated encryption key protects stored provider keys. Upstream describes it as a single-user gateway for personal experimentation.

From Sign-Up to a Live FreeLLMAPI Install In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting an LLM gateway normally means a server, an encrypted key store, a domain and a certificate before a single request can route. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Choose FreeLLMAPI from the xCloud OneClick catalog, select a domain, and enter the admin email. xCloud generates the admin password and encryption key.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the pinned FreeLLMAPI 0.13.10 image with its embedded SQLite store, ready in about 30 seconds, and publish it over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add Your Provider Keys And Copy Your Unified Key
Save the admin password and encryption key, sign in, change the password, add your own free-tier provider keys, then copy the unified API key and point your clients at https://<your-domain>/v1.

Everything FreeLLMAPI Does, On Your Own Server

FreeLLMAPI runs in full here — its key pooling, routing and failover, on infrastructure you control.

One Endpoint For Every Free-Tier Key You Hold
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at one /v1 URL instead of juggling many provider endpoints — FreeLLMAPI routes across the free-tier keys you add, it does not supply keys of its own.
Automatic Routing And Failover
When one provider times out or rejects a key, the router moves to another automatically.
Provider Keys Stored Encrypted
Provider keys are AES-256-GCM encrypted in SQLite and decrypted in memory per request; your apps only see the unified token.
Rate Limits And A Unified API Key
The /v1 endpoint requires a unified API key, with per-IP rate limits applied.
Loopback And Private Addresses Blocked By Default
Custom provider URLs pointing at loopback or private addresses are blocked by default.
Config Survives A Restart
Provider configuration, keys and the unified API key survive an xCloud Restart.

Everything You Need To Run Your AI Gateway 24/7

Managed hosting for FreeLLMAPI, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

FreeLLMAPI 0.13.10 deployed instantly
Generated admin password and encryption key
Encrypted provider-key storage
OpenAI-compatible /v1, /v1beta, /mcp and Ollama-style endpoints
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With FreeLLMAPI

Point your coding tools at one endpoint
Configure an editor or CLI once against your gateway and let the router choose among the provider keys you hold.
Spread requests across free tiers
Rotate between keys and models automatically when one hits a rate limit, with per-key counters keeping routing under each cap.
Use OpenAI-style clients with other providers
Call every pooled provider through one OpenAI-compatible format, and point Anthropic Messages or Gemini-style clients at the same gateway through its compatible surfaces.
Keep provider keys in one encrypted place
Store keys once, encrypted in SQLite on your own server, and give your apps a single unified token instead of each provider's key.

FreeLLMAPI vs Alternatives

OpenRouter: If you route requests through a hosted service such as OpenRouter, FreeLLMAPI is the self-hosted route: you run the router yourself and bring your own provider keys, with a single-user focus.
LiteLLM: LiteLLM has no OneClick page here. FreeLLMAPI is a dashboard-driven gateway aimed at pooling free-tier keys, with encrypted key storage in SQLite and a single-user design.
Coai: Coai has its own xCloud page and pairs a chat interface and multi-user billing with an API relay. FreeLLMAPI is a single-user gateway over one operator's own provider keys.
LibreChat: LibreChat has its own xCloud page and is a chat interface for many providers. FreeLLMAPI is an endpoint that other tools, including chat interfaces, can call.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for FreeLLMAPI hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More provider keys, more routed traffic.

$59.99per month

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Cloud VPS 24 GB

FreeLLMAPI alongside a whole self-hosted stack.

$84.99per month

24 GB RAM
8 vCPU cores
300 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. FreeLLMAPI itself is MIT licensed software, separate from the server it runs on.

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Ready To Own Your AI Gateway?

FreeLLMAPI on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

What is FreeLLMAPI used for?

FreeLLMAPI is used to give your tools one OpenAI-compatible address for several LLM providers. You add the free-tier keys you hold, and its router picks a model for each request, falls over to the next on rate limits or errors, and tracks per-key limits. Your clients then use a single unified API key.

Is FreeLLMAPI free and open source?

The software is open source under the MIT licence, so the gateway has no licence fee. Upstream also sells a paid live-catalog tier, which this template does not include. xCloud charges for the dedicated Cloud VPS and the deployment. The provider free tiers you pool remain subject to each provider's own terms.

Can you self-host FreeLLMAPI with Docker?

Yes. For FreeLLMAPI Docker hosting the template runs the ghcr.io/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi v0.13.10 image, pinned by digest, as one container with a single named volume and HTTPS on your domain. The upstream auto-update sidecar is left out because it needs the Docker socket, and the in-dashboard update checker is off.

How much RAM does FreeLLMAPI need?

The manifest floor for FreeLLMAPI is 192 MB of RAM, one core and 2 GB of disk, because it is a single Node process with SQLite. The 6 GB plan here is far more than it needs. The proxy accepts request bodies up to 30 MB, above the app's own 25 MB JSON and audio ceilings.

Does FreeLLMAPI provide free LLM access?

No. It is not an LLM provider and xCloud supplies no model. It pools the free-tier keys you obtain yourself from third-party providers, and each provider's terms govern that use. Upstream warns of trade-offs: no frontier models, variable latency, no SLA, and quality that dips when daily caps are reached.

How do clients connect to FreeLLMAPI?

Point an OpenAI-compatible client at your domain's /v1 address and use the unified API key shown in the dashboard; it is generated on first start and is not on the credentials panel. Upstream also lists Anthropic Messages, Gemini-style and Ollama-style surfaces and an MCP endpoint on the same address.

How do I sign in to FreeLLMAPI?

Open your HTTPS address and sign in to the dashboard with the admin email you entered and the generated password on your credentials panel. The account is created at startup, so no setup code is needed. Change the password inside the dashboard, because editing the environment value later has no effect.

How do I back up FreeLLMAPI?

Back up the freellmapi_data volume as one unit, together with a separate copy of the ENCRYPTION_KEY. The volume holds the SQLite database and its write-ahead files, and the stored provider keys cannot be decrypted without the key. Keep copies off-server and test a restore before you rely on them.

Backups in xCloud

How do I upgrade FreeLLMAPI?

Version v0.13.10 is fixed by digest, so a new catalog entry is not applied to an install in use. Back up the volume and the encryption key, read the upstream release notes, and select a later template version. Never change ENCRYPTION_KEY, or every stored provider key becomes unreadable and you must re-enter them.

Is FreeLLMAPI suitable for production?

Upstream positions it as a single-user gateway for personal experimentation, so do not treat it as a multi-tenant or production API gateway. The template blocks custom provider URLs that point at loopback or private addresses by default, and the dashboard sign-in page is visible to anyone who can reach your domain.

Can I run FreeLLMAPI in the cloud on xCloud?

Yes. FreeLLMAPI cloud use gives the container a dedicated Cloud VPS with a domain and certificate in front. A server from another provider can be connected as self-managed. It is usually ready within about thirty seconds of starting.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.