About

LLMUR (Lightweight LLM Proxy) is a self-hostable proxy service that provides a unified interface for interacting with multiple Large Language Model (LLM) providers. It offers OpenAI-compatible API endpoints while adding powerful features like rate limiting, load balancing, and multi-tenant management.

What is LLMUR?

LLMUR acts as a middleware layer between your applications and LLM providers, giving you:

  • Unified API Interface - Use OpenAI-compatible endpoints (/v1/chat/completions) regardless of the underlying provider
  • Multi-Provider Support - Connect to multiple providers including OpenAI and Azure OpenAI
  • Rate Limiting & Usage Management - Control usage with configurable rate limits and usage windows
  • Load Balancing - Distribute requests across multiple connections and deployments
  • Multi-Tenant Architecture - Manage users, projects, and API keys with fine-grained access control
  • Observability - Built-in tracing, metrics, and logging with OpenTelemetry support
  • Self-Hostable - Deploy on your own infrastructure with full control

Key Features

Provider Management

  • Support for multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI)
  • Connection pooling and management
  • Deployment-based routing

Access Control

  • User and project management
  • Virtual API keys for secure access
  • Session token authentication
  • Project-based access control

Operational Features

  • Health check endpoints
  • Automatic database migrations
  • Redis caching for performance
  • Request logging and monitoring