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Langfuse

Records traces of LLM application calls and supports evaluation of the results.

Replaces

Paid LLM tracing and evaluation services, such as LangSmith.

All open-source alternatives to LangSmith

Difficulty

Difficulty: Hard

6 services (4 database or broker: clickhouse-server, minio, redis, postgres), 5 volume mounts, no env values to set, no elevated host access. Heuristic score 7 of 11: hard.

Stack

TypeScript (language), ClickHouse (database), Redis (database), PostgreSQL (database)

Deployment

docker_compose

Requirements

Not stated.

License

MIT (OSI-approved open source)

Read from github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/LICENSE

Business model

Unknown

The README at the pinned commit does not state a business model, so it stays unknown.

Source: github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/README.md, read on .

Repository

langfuse/langfuse

GitHub stats

Stars
36,172
Forks
4,042
Open issues and pull requests
1,096
Last push
2026-10-22
Latest release
v4.67.0
Released
2026-10-21

From the GitHub API on . These numbers are a snapshot, not live. GitHub detected the license as MIT.

Compose file

Config check passed docker compose config exited 0 on this exact file on 2026-10-22.
docker-compose.yml Version 1
# Make sure to update the credential placeholders with your own secrets.
# We mark them with # CHANGEME in the file below.
# In addition, we recommend to restrict inbound traffic on the host to langfuse-web (port 3000) and minio (port 9090) only.
# All other components are bound to localhost (127.0.0.1) to only accept connections from the local machine.
# External connections from other machines will not be able to reach these services directly.
services:
  langfuse-worker:
    image: docker.langfuse.com/langfuse/langfuse-worker:4
    restart: always
    depends_on: &langfuse-depends-on
      postgres:
        condition: service_healthy
      minio:
        condition: service_healthy
      redis:
        condition: service_healthy
      clickhouse:
        condition: service_healthy
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:3030:3030
    environment: &langfuse-worker-env
      NEXTAUTH_URL: ${NEXTAUTH_URL:-http://localhost:3000}
      DATABASE_URL: ${DATABASE_URL:-postgresql://postgres:postgres@postgres:5432/postgres} # CHANGEME
      SALT: ${SALT:-mysalt} # CHANGEME
      ENCRYPTION_KEY: ${ENCRYPTION_KEY:-0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000} # CHANGEME: generate via `openssl rand -hex 32`
      TELEMETRY_ENABLED: ${TELEMETRY_ENABLED:-true}
      LANGFUSE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES: ${LANGFUSE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES:-false}
      # Lets the worker reach the web service internally for in-app agent MCP
      # calls without redirecting NEXTAUTH_URL, which also builds links for
      # users. Pair it with LANGFUSE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS on langfuse-web.
      LANGFUSE_MCP_BASE_URL: ${LANGFUSE_MCP_BASE_URL:-}
      LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_WHITELISTED_HOST: ${LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_WHITELISTED_HOST:-}
      LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_WHITELISTED_IPS: ${LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_WHITELISTED_IPS:-}
      LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_WHITELISTED_IP_SEGMENTS: ${LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_WHITELISTED_IP_SEGMENTS:-}
      # Empty defaults leave egress policy unchanged until an operator sets them.
      LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_ALLOWED_HOSTS: ${LANGFUSE_LLM_CONNECTION_ALLOWED_HOSTS:-}
      LANGFUSE_WEBHOOK_ALLOWED_HOSTS: ${LANGFUSE_WEBHOOK_ALLOWED_HOSTS:-}
      LANGFUSE_EXTERNAL_MEDIA_STORAGE_ENDPOINT_ALLOWED_HOSTS: ${LANGFUSE_EXTERNAL_MEDIA_STORAGE_ENDPOINT_ALLOWED_HOSTS:-}
      LANGFUSE_OUTBOUND_BLOCKED_IP_SEGMENTS: ${LANGFUSE_OUTBOUND_BLOCKED_IP_SEGMENTS:-}
      CLICKHOUSE_MIGRATION_URL: ${CLICKHOUSE_MIGRATION_URL:-clickhouse://clickhouse:9000}
      CLICKHOUSE_URL: ${CLICKHOUSE_URL:-http://clickhouse:8123}
      CLICKHOUSE_USER: ${CLICKHOUSE_USER:-clickhouse}
      CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD: ${CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD:-clickhouse} # CHANGEME
      CLICKHOUSE_CLUSTER_ENABLED: ${CLICKHOUSE_CLUSTER_ENABLED:-false}
      CLICKHOUSE_CLUSTER_NAME: ${CLICKHOUSE_CLUSTER_NAME:-default}
      LANGFUSE_JSON_BAD_UNICODE_ESCAPE: ${LANGFUSE_JSON_BAD_UNICODE_ESCAPE:-}
      LANGFUSE_USE_AZURE_BLOB: ${LANGFUSE_USE_AZURE_BLOB:-false}
      LANGFUSE_USE_OCI_NATIVE_OBJECT_STORAGE: ${LANGFUSE_USE_OCI_NATIVE_OBJECT_STORAGE:-false}
      LANGFUSE_OCI_AUTH_TYPE: ${LANGFUSE_OCI_AUTH_TYPE:-workload_identity}
      LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_BUCKET: ${LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_BUCKET:-langfuse}
      LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_REGION: ${LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_REGION:-auto}
      LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-minio}
      LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:-miniosecret} # CHANGEME
      LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT: ${LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT:-http://minio:9000}
      LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_FORCE_PATH_STYLE: ${LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_FORCE_PATH_STYLE:-true}
      LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_PREFIX: ${LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_PREFIX:-events/}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_BUCKET: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_BUCKET:-langfuse}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_REGION: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_REGION:-auto}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-minio}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:-miniosecret} # CHANGEME
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT:-http://minio:9000}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_FORCE_PATH_STYLE: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_FORCE_PATH_STYLE:-true}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_PREFIX: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_PREFIX:-media/}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS:-30000}
      LANGFUSE_OBSERVATION_FIELD_OVERFLOW_ENABLED: ${LANGFUSE_OBSERVATION_FIELD_OVERFLOW_ENABLED:-false}
      LANGFUSE_OBSERVATION_FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT_BYTES: ${LANGFUSE_OBSERVATION_FIELD_SIZE_LIMIT_BYTES:-2097152}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_ENABLED: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_ENABLED:-false}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_BUCKET: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_BUCKET:-langfuse}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_PREFIX: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_PREFIX:-exports/}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_REGION: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_REGION:-auto}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_ENDPOINT: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_ENDPOINT:-http://minio:9000}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_EXTERNAL_ENDPOINT: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_EXTERNAL_ENDPOINT:-http://localhost:9090}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-minio}
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:-miniosecret} # CHANGEME
      LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_FORCE_PATH_STYLE: ${LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_FORCE_PATH_STYLE:-true}
      LANGFUSE_INGESTION_QUEUE_DELAY_MS: ${LANGFUSE_INGESTION_QUEUE_DELAY_MS:-}
      LANGFUSE_INGESTION_CLICKHOUSE_WRITE_INTERVAL_MS: ${LANGFUSE_INGESTION_CLICKHOUSE_WRITE_INTERVAL_MS:-}
      REDIS_HOST: ${REDIS_HOST:-redis}
      REDIS_PORT: ${REDIS_PORT:-6379}
      REDIS_AUTH: ${REDIS_AUTH:-myredissecret} # CHANGEME
      LANGFUSE_BULLMQ_SKIP_REDIS_VERSION_CHECK: ${LANGFUSE_BULLMQ_SKIP_REDIS_VERSION_CHECK:-false}
      REDIS_TLS_ENABLED: ${REDIS_TLS_ENABLED:-false}
      REDIS_TLS_CA: ${REDIS_TLS_CA:-/certs/ca.crt}
      REDIS_TLS_CERT: ${REDIS_TLS_CERT:-/certs/redis.crt}
      REDIS_TLS_KEY: ${REDIS_TLS_KEY:-/certs/redis.key}
      EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS: ${EMAIL_FROM_ADDRESS:-}
      SMTP_CONNECTION_URL: ${SMTP_CONNECTION_URL:-}
      # Shared AI features configuration. These apply to AI features that run
      # in both web and worker.
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_ENABLED: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_ENABLED:-}
      LANGFUSE_EVALUATOR_MEDIA_TRANSPORT: ${LANGFUSE_EVALUATOR_MEDIA_TRANSPORT:-}
      LANGFUSE_EVALUATOR_MEDIA_INLINE_MAX_BYTES: ${LANGFUSE_EVALUATOR_MEDIA_INLINE_MAX_BYTES:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_PROVIDER: ${LANGFUSE_AI_PROVIDER:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_MODEL: ${LANGFUSE_AI_MODEL:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_SMALL_MODEL: ${LANGFUSE_AI_SMALL_MODEL:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_API_KEY: ${LANGFUSE_AI_API_KEY:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_BASE_URL: ${LANGFUSE_AI_BASE_URL:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_USE_RESPONSES_API: ${LANGFUSE_AI_USE_RESPONSES_API:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_EXTRA_HEADERS: ${LANGFUSE_AI_EXTRA_HEADERS:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_AWS_BEDROCK_REGION: ${LANGFUSE_AI_AWS_BEDROCK_REGION:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_VERTEX_LOCATION: ${LANGFUSE_AI_VERTEX_LOCATION:-}
      AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-}
      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY:-}
      AWS_SESSION_TOKEN: ${AWS_SESSION_TOKEN:-}
      AWS_PROFILE: ${AWS_PROFILE:-}
      LANGFUSE_AI_FEATURES_AWS_PROFILE: ${LANGFUSE_AI_FEATURES_AWS_PROFILE:-}
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_AWS_PROFILE: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_AWS_PROFILE:-}
      # In-app agent worker settings (ignored by the web service).
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_RUN_QUEUE_PROCESSING_CONCURRENCY: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_RUN_QUEUE_PROCESSING_CONCURRENCY:-}
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_PROVIDER: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_PROVIDER:-}
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_IMAGE_IDENTIFIER: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_IMAGE_IDENTIFIER:-}
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_EXECUTION_ROLE_ARN: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_EXECUTION_ROLE_ARN:-}
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_EGRESS_NETWORK_CONNECTOR_ARN: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_EGRESS_NETWORK_CONNECTOR_ARN:-}
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_REGION: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_SANDBOX_AWS_LAMBDA_MICROVM_REGION:-}

  langfuse-web:
    image: docker.langfuse.com/langfuse/langfuse:4
    restart: always
    depends_on: *langfuse-depends-on
    ports:
      - 3000:3000
    environment:
      <<: *langfuse-worker-env
      NEXTAUTH_SECRET: ${NEXTAUTH_SECRET:-mysecret} # CHANGEME
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_ENDPOINT:-http://localhost:9090}
      LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_INTERNAL_ENDPOINT: ${LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_INTERNAL_ENDPOINT:-http://minio:9000}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_ORG_ID: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_ORG_ID:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_ORG_NAME: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_ORG_NAME:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_ID: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_ID:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_NAME: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_NAME:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_PUBLIC_KEY: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_PUBLIC_KEY:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_SECRET_KEY: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_PROJECT_SECRET_KEY:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_USER_EMAIL: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_USER_EMAIL:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_USER_NAME: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_USER_NAME:-}
      LANGFUSE_INIT_USER_PASSWORD: ${LANGFUSE_INIT_USER_PASSWORD:-}
      LANGFUSE_MARKDOWN_RENDER_CHARACTER_LIMIT: ${LANGFUSE_MARKDOWN_RENDER_CHARACTER_LIMIT:-}
      LANGFUSE_TRUSTED_PROXY_COUNT: ${LANGFUSE_TRUSTED_PROXY_COUNT:-}
      LANGFUSE_DISABLE_SIGNUP_ONBOARDING: ${LANGFUSE_DISABLE_SIGNUP_ONBOARDING:-}
      # Hostnames allowed to reach the MCP endpoint, beyond NEXTAUTH_URL's own
      # host. Required when the worker uses LANGFUSE_MCP_BASE_URL.
      LANGFUSE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS: ${LANGFUSE_MCP_ALLOWED_HOSTS:-}
      # In-app agent settings.
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_MAX_ACTIVE_RUNS_PER_USER: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_MAX_ACTIVE_RUNS_PER_USER:-}
      LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_MAX_ACTIVE_RUNS_PER_ORG: ${LANGFUSE_IN_APP_AGENT_MAX_ACTIVE_RUNS_PER_ORG:-}

  clickhouse:
    image: docker.io/clickhouse/clickhouse-server:25.12
    restart: always
    user: "101:101"
    environment:
      CLICKHOUSE_DB: default
      CLICKHOUSE_USER: ${CLICKHOUSE_USER:-clickhouse}
      CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD: ${CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD:-clickhouse} # CHANGEME
    volumes:
      - langfuse_clickhouse_data:/var/lib/clickhouse
      - langfuse_clickhouse_logs:/var/log/clickhouse-server
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:8123:8123
      - 127.0.0.1:9000:9000
    healthcheck:
      test: wget --no-verbose --tries=1 --spider http://localhost:8123/ping || exit 1
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 10
      start_period: 1s

  minio:
    image: cgr.dev/chainguard/minio
    restart: always
    entrypoint: sh
    # create the 'langfuse' bucket before starting the service
    command: -c 'mkdir -p /data/langfuse && minio server --address ":9000" --console-address ":9001" /data'
    environment:
      MINIO_ROOT_USER: ${MINIO_ROOT_USER:-minio}
      MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD:-miniosecret} # CHANGEME
    ports:
      - 9090:9000
      - 127.0.0.1:9091:9001
    volumes:
      - langfuse_minio_data:/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "mc", "ready", "local"]
      interval: 1s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
      start_period: 1s

  redis:
    image: docker.io/redis:7
    restart: always
    # CHANGEME: row below to secure redis password
    command: >
      --requirepass ${REDIS_AUTH:-myredissecret}
      --maxmemory-policy noeviction
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:6379:6379
    volumes:
      - langfuse_redis_data:/data
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
      interval: 3s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 10

  postgres:
    image: docker.io/postgres:${POSTGRES_VERSION:-17}
    restart: always
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]
      interval: 3s
      timeout: 3s
      retries: 10
    environment:
      POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER:-postgres}
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-postgres} # CHANGEME
      POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB:-postgres}
      TZ: UTC
      PGTZ: UTC
    ports:
      - 127.0.0.1:5432:5432
    volumes:
      - langfuse_postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data

volumes:
  langfuse_postgres_data:
    driver: local
  langfuse_clickhouse_data:
    driver: local
  langfuse_clickhouse_logs:
    driver: local
  langfuse_minio_data:
    driver: local
  langfuse_redis_data:
    driver: local

From the app's own repository: github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml.

Compose file from the app repository.

Install

  1. Docker with the Compose plugin (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)

    A host with Docker and the Docker Compose plugin. This entry runs from a compose file.

  2. Save the compose file as docker-compose.yml (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)

    Use the compose file shown above.

  3. Set the values the compose file needs (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)

    Replace the placeholder values listed under Gotchas.

  4. Start it (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)
    docker compose up -d
  5. Open the app (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)

    Open http://localhost:3000. The compose file publishes host port 3000 for the langfuse-web service.

Compose file check: config_ok on 2026-10-22.

Gotchas and maintenance

Gotchas

  • Some images use the latest tag or no tag. Images without a pinned version: minio: cgr.dev/chainguard/minio (no tag). A later pull can get a different version. (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml, checked 2026-10-22)
  • The compose file has placeholder values. Lines with a CHANGEME comment set: DATABASE_URL, SALT, ENCRYPTION_KEY, CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD, LANGFUSE_S3_EVENT_UPLOAD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, LANGFUSE_S3_MEDIA_UPLOAD_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, LANGFUSE_S3_BATCH_EXPORT_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, REDIS_AUTH, NEXTAUTH_SECRET, MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD, POSTGRES_PASSWORD. (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml, checked 2026-10-22)
  • The compose file publishes host ports. Host ports: 127.0.0.1:3030 (langfuse-worker), 3000 (langfuse-web), 127.0.0.1:8123 (clickhouse), 127.0.0.1:9000 (clickhouse), 9090 (minio), 127.0.0.1:9091 (minio), 127.0.0.1:6379 (redis), 127.0.0.1:5432 (postgres). A port without a host address listens on all host network interfaces. (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml, checked 2026-10-22)
  • Some directories have a different license. The LICENSE file says some parts of the repository are under another license. Everything else is under the MIT license. Directories named in the file: ee/, web/src/ee/, worker/src/ee/. (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/LICENSE, checked 2026-10-22)

Signals

  • Open issues and pull requests: 1096
  • Last push: 2026-10-22 (0 days before this page was built)
  • Latest release: v4.67.0 on 2026-10-21 (0 days before this page was built)