> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.flowiseai.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.flowiseai.com/integrations/langchain/chat-models/chatlocalai.md).
# ChatLocalAI
## LocalAI Setup
[**LocalAI** ](https://github.com/go-skynet/LocalAI)is a drop-in replacement REST API that’s compatible with OpenAI API specifications for local inferencing. It allows you to run LLMs (and not only) locally or on-prem with consumer grade hardware, supporting multiple model families that are compatible with the ggml format.
To use ChatLocalAI within Flowise, follow the steps below:
1. ```bash
git clone https://github.com/go-skynet/LocalAI
```
2.
cd LocalAI
3. ```bash
# copy your models to models/
cp your-model.bin models/
```
For example:
Download one of the models from [gpt4all.io](https://gpt4all.io/index.html)
```bash
# Download gpt4all-j to models/
wget https://gpt4all.io/models/ggml-gpt4all-j.bin -O models/ggml-gpt4all-j
```
In the `/models` folder, you should be able to see the downloaded model in there:
Refer [here](https://localai.io/model-compatibility/index.html) for list of supported models.
4. ```bash
docker compose up -d --pull always
```
5. Now API is accessible at localhost:8080
```bash
# Test API
curl http://localhost:8080/v1/models
# {"object":"list","data":[{"id":"ggml-gpt4all-j.bin","object":"model"}]}
```
## Flowise Setup
Drag and drop a new ChatLocalAI component to canvas:
Fill in the fields:
* **Base Path**: The base url from LocalAI such as
* **Model Name**: The model you want to use. Note that it must be inside `/models` folder of LocalAI directory. For instance: `ggml-gpt4all-j.bin`
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If you are running both Flowise and LocalAI on Docker, you might need to change the base path to . For Linux based systems the default docker gateway should be used since host.docker.internal is not available:
{% endhint %}
That's it! For more information, refer to LocalAI [docs](https://localai.io/basics/getting_started/index.html).
Watch how you can use LocalAI on Flowise
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