{"slug": "dockerize-your-llm-proxy-one-container-for-free-multi-provider-access", "title": "Dockerize Your LLM Proxy: One Container for Free Multi-Provider Access", "summary": "DAVIL Cod, an open-source LLM proxy, now offers a Dockerfile that lets developers run a multi-provider LLM gateway in a single container. The container can be built and run with provider API keys as environment variables, supports persistent caching via volume mounts, and exposes a token-authenticated HTTP service for team use.", "body_md": "Want free LLM access in a repeatable, portable way? Run it as a container.\n\n[DAVIL Cod](https://github.com/Artur21101965/davil-cod) ships a Dockerfile. Build and run with provider keys as env vars:\n\n```\ndocker build -t davil-cod .\ndocker run -p 4000:4000 \\\n  -e PROVIDER_GROQ_APIKEY=... \\\n  -e PROVIDER_MISTRAL_APIKEY=... \\\n  davil-cod\n```\n\n**Does it persist the cache?** Yes — mount a volume for the cache directory.\n\n**Can I expose it to my team?** Yes — it's a normal HTTP service with token auth.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dockerize-your-llm-proxy-one-container-for-free-multi-provider-access", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/garage23auto_a7c1e189d84f/dockerize-your-llm-proxy-one-container-for-free-multi-provider-access-1i3l", "published_at": "2026-08-21 15:55:01+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-21 16:15:37.299180+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["DAVIL Cod", "Docker", "Groq", "Mistral"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dockerize-your-llm-proxy-one-container-for-free-multi-provider-access", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dockerize-your-llm-proxy-one-container-for-free-multi-provider-access.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dockerize-your-llm-proxy-one-container-for-free-multi-provider-access.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/dockerize-your-llm-proxy-one-container-for-free-multi-provider-access.jsonld"}}