Windows Installation

Recommended:

Automated Installer (Windows)

(Includes a Startup and Update Utility)

Install the prerequisites on your machine

• Download chatgpt-clone

• Download the latest release here: https://github.com/danny-avila/chatgpt-clone/releases/

• Or by clicking on the green code button in the top of the page and selecting "Download ZIP"

• Or (Recommended if you have Git installed) pull the latest release from the main branch

• If you downloaded a zip file, extract the content in "C:/chatgpt-clone/"

• IMPORTANT : If you install the files somewhere else modify the instructions accordingly

• ** Enable the Conversation search feature:** (optional)

  • Download MeiliSearch latest release from : https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/releases

  • Copy it to "C:/chatgpt-clone/"

  • Rename the file to "meilisearch.exe"

  • Open it by double clicking on it

  • Copy the generated Master Key and save it somewhere (You will need it later)

• Download and Install Node.js

  • Navigate to https://nodejs.org/en/download and to download the latest Node.js version for your OS (The Node.js installer includes the NPM package manager.)

• Create a MongoDB database

  • Navigate to https://www.mongodb.com/ and Sign In or Create an account

  • Create a new project

  • Build a Database using the free plan and name the cluster (example: chatgpt-clone)

  • Use the "Username and Password" method for authentication

  • Add your current IP to the access list

  • Then in the Database Deployment tab click on Connect

  • In "Choose a connection method" select "Connect your application"

  • Driver = Node.js / Version = 4.1 or later

  • Copy the connection string and save it somewhere(you will need it later)

• Get your OpenAI API key

  • here: https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys and save it somewhere safe (you will need it later)

• Get your Bing Access Token

  • Using MS Edge, navigate to bing.com

  • Make sure you are logged in

  • Open the DevTools by pressing F12 on your keyboard

  • Click on the tab "Application" (On the left of the DevTools)

  • Expand the "Cookies" (Under "Storage")

  • You need to copy the value of the "_U" cookie, save it somewhere, you will need it later

• Create the ".env" File You will need all your credentials, (API keys, access tokens, and Mongo Connection String, MeileSearch Master Key)

  • Open "C:/chatgpt-clone/api/.env.example" in a text editor

  • At this line MONGO_URI="mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/chatgpt-clone" Replace mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/chatgpt-clone with the MondoDB connection string you saved earlier, remove "&w=majority" at the end

    • It should look something like this: "MONGO_URI="mongodb+srv://username:[e-mail]/?retryWrites=true"

  • At this line OPENAI_KEY= you need to add your openai API key

  • Add your Bing token to this line BINGAI_TOKEN= (needed for BingChat & Sydney)

  • If you want to enable Search, SEARCH=TRUE if you do not want to enable search SEARCH=FALSE

  • Add your previously saved MeiliSearch Master key to this line MEILI_MASTER_KEY= (the key is needed if search is enabled even on local install or you may encounter errors)

  • Save the file as "C:/chatgpt-clone/api/.env"

Run the app

Using the command line

• Run npm ci in the "C:/chatgpt-clone/api" directory

• Run npm ci in the "C:/chatgpt-clone/client" directory

• Run npm run build in the "C:/chatgpt-clone/client"

• Run "meilisearch --master-key put_your_meilesearch_Master_Key_here" in the "C:/chatgpt-clone" directory (Only if SEARCH=TRUE)

• Run npm start in the "C:/chatgpt-clone/api" directory

• Visit http://localhost:3080 (default port) & enjoy

Using a batch file

• Make a batch file to automate the starting process

  • Open a text editor

  • Paste the following code in a new document

  • Put your MeiliSearch master key instead of "your_master_key_goes_here"

  • Save the file as "C:/chatgpt-clone/chatgpt-clone.bat"

  • you can make a shortcut of this batch file and put it anywhere

REM the meilisearch executable needs to be at the root of the chatgpt-clone directory

start "MeiliSearch" cmd /k "meilisearch --master-key your_master_key_goes_here

REM ↑↑↑ meilisearch is the name of the meilisearch executable, put your own master key there

start "ChatGPT-Clone" cmd /k "cd api && npm start"

REM this batch file goes at the root of the chatgpt-clone directory (C:/chatgpt-clone/)

Update the app version

If you update the chatgpt-clone project files, mannually redo the npm ci and npm run build steps

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