Langfuse
Records traces of LLM application calls and supports evaluation of the results.
- Replaces
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Paid LLM tracing and evaluation services, such as LangSmith.
All open-source alternatives to LangSmith
- Difficulty
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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
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MIT(OSI-approved open source) - Business model
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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
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
# 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
- 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.
- Save the compose file as docker-compose.yml (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)
Use the compose file shown above.
- Set the values the compose file needs (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)
Replace the placeholder values listed under Gotchas.
- Start it (github.com/langfuse/langfuse/blob/2ec7d56/docker-compose.yml)
docker compose up -d - 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)