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Start litellm proxy (local)
#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
# ── Resolve script directory ──
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
# ── Activate virtual environment ──
VENV_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/.venv"
if [[ ! -f "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate" ]]; then
echo "Error: virtual environment not found at ${VENV_DIR}" >&2
echo " Create one with: python -m venv ${VENV_DIR} && source ${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate && pip install litellm" >&2
exit 3
fi
# shellcheck disable=SC1091
source "${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate"
# ── Configuration ──
CONFIG_FILE="${LITELLM_CONFIG:-${SCRIPT_DIR}/config.yaml}"
LITELLM_PORT="${LITELLM_PORT:-4000}"
export UI_USERNAME="${UI_USERNAME:-username}"
export UI_PASSWORD="${UI_PASSWORD:-defpassword}"
# Only set DATABASE_URL if you need spend tracking / virtual keys (requires prisma)
# export DATABASE_URL="${DATABASE_URL:-sqlite:///tmp/litellm.db}"
# ── Preflight checks ──
if ! command -v litellm &>/dev/null; then
echo "Error: litellm is not installed or not on PATH." >&2
echo " Install with: pip install litellm" >&2
exit 1
fi
if [[ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
echo "Error: config file not found: $CONFIG_FILE" >&2
echo " Set LITELLM_CONFIG to override the path." >&2
exit 2
fi
# ── Graceful shutdown ──
cleanup() {
echo ""
echo "Shutting down LiteLLM (PID $$)..."
# litellm is exec'd into this PID, so the signal propagates automatically
exit 0
}
trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM
echo "Starting LiteLLM..."
echo " Config: $CONFIG_FILE"
echo " Port: $LITELLM_PORT"
echo " DB: ${DATABASE_URL:-<none>}"
echo " UI user: $UI_USERNAME"
echo ""
exec litellm --config "$CONFIG_FILE" --port "$LITELLM_PORT"
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