{"slug": "how-to-set-up-a-self-hosted-ai-gateway-for-181-providers-with-wenker-router", "title": "How to Set Up a Self-Hosted AI Gateway for 181+ Providers with Wenker Router", "summary": "Wenker Router, an open-source, self-hosted AI gateway from WENKER-AI, centralizes access to more than 181 LLM providers and models behind a single local entry point. The project, released under the MIT license, is installed via a GitHub clone and npm install, then run locally through a batch script or npm run dev, with a VS Code extension available for editor integration. The maintainers are inviting developers to contribute pull requests and star the repository.", "body_md": "Managing multiple LLM APIs across different tools and extensions can quickly get chaotic. **Wenker Router** solves this by offering an open-source, self-hosted AI gateway that centralizes over 181+ providers and models under a single entry point running on your local machine.\n\nWhether you're developing locally, using VS Code, or routing requests across multiple services, here is how you can set up and run **Wenker Router** in minutes.\n\n`IDE/wenker-vscode`).` server`, `client`, `web`, `system-prompts`, `scripts`).\nStart by cloning the repository to your local workspace:\n\n```\ngit clone [https://github.com/WENKER-AI/wenker-router.git](https://github.com/WENKER-AI/wenker-router.git)\ncd wenker-router\n```\n\nInstall all necessary packages for the server, client, and web interface:\n\n```\nnpm install\n```\n\nFor Windows users, you can run the quick setup batch file directly:\n\n```\n./start.bat\n```\n\nOr start the server and client components manually:\n\n```\nnpm run dev\n```\n\nOnce running, your local router will be active on `localhost`, ready to listen for local proxy requests and UI interactions.\n\nTo integrate **Wenker Router** directly into your development workflow:\n\n**Wenker Router** is 100% open-source under the MIT license. We are actively inviting developers to join and build with us!\n\nHere are a few ways you can contribute:\n\n🔗 **GitHub Repository:** [https://github.com/WENKER-AI/wenker-router](https://www.google.com/search?q=https://github.com/WENKER-AI/wenker-router)\n\nIf you find this project useful, feel free to give it a ⭐ **Star** on GitHub and submit your Pull Requests!\n\n", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-set-up-a-self-hosted-ai-gateway-for-181-providers-with-wenker-router", "canonical_source": "https://dev.to/arist999/how-to-set-up-a-self-hosted-ai-gateway-for-181-providers-with-wenker-router-45a7", "published_at": "2026-09-14 10:16:41+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 10:36:01.016930+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-infrastructure", "ai-tools", "large-language-models", "developer-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Wenker Router", "WENKER-AI", "GitHub", "VS Code", "npm", "MIT"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-set-up-a-self-hosted-ai-gateway-for-181-providers-with-wenker-router", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-set-up-a-self-hosted-ai-gateway-for-181-providers-with-wenker-router.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-set-up-a-self-hosted-ai-gateway-for-181-providers-with-wenker-router.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/how-to-set-up-a-self-hosted-ai-gateway-for-181-providers-with-wenker-router.jsonld"}}