ChatGPT-Next-Web
Free, self-hosted ChatGPT web UI with API key management and team sharing
⚡ TL;DR
🎯 The Problem It Solves
You have OpenAI API keys and want to share access with your team without sharing the actual key. Or you want a custom ChatGPT-like UI with your own branding, custom prompts, and deployment on your infrastructure. ChatGPT-Next-Web delivers all of this with one Docker command.
🔧 How It Works
ChatGPT-Next-Web is a Next.js web app that connects to OpenAI-compatible APIs (OpenAI, Azure, local models). You deploy it with your API keys configured server-side, so end users never see them. Features include: custom prompt templates, chat history synced to local storage or cloud, multi-model support, and custom branding. The deployment is a single Docker container or a one-click Vercel/Railway deploy.
🚀 Installation & Quick Start
Installation
docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -e OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... -e CODE=your-access-password yidadaa/chatgpt-next-webQuick Start
- docker run -d -p 3000:3000 yidadaa/chatgpt-next-web
- Open http://localhost:3000
- Enter access password
- Start chatting — it auto-detects your models
✅ Pros
- •One-command deployment
- •Beautiful, responsive UI
- •Active development (75k+ stars)
- •Team-friendly with access control
- •Works with local models too
❌ Cons
- •Requires API key (not a standalone solution)
- •Rate-limited by your provider
- •Some features need latest Next.js
💬 Practitioner Verdict
"ChatGPT-Next-Web is the fastest way to deploy a team-facing AI chat UI. If you need shared access to AI models with custom branding and prompt management, this is the default choice."
📊 Specifications
- Language
- TypeScript/Next.js
- License
- MIT
- Platform
- Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker, Vercel
- Kill Chain
- None
💰 Pricing Reality
Completely free (MIT). You only pay for your OpenAI/Azure API usage. No paid tiers.