<h2 id="what-is-omniroute">What is OmniRoute?</h2>
<p>OmniRoute is an open-source AI gateway: connect providers once, then point Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, and other tools at a single local/HTTPS endpoint with smart routing, combos, and a live model catalog.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Self-hosted</strong> – Gateway, dashboard, and data stay on your Droplet</li>
<li><strong>Browser dashboard</strong> – HTTPS on your droplet IP (Caddy reverse proxy)</li>
<li><strong>OpenAI-compatible API</strong> – <code>https://&lt;droplet-ip&gt;/v1</code></li>
<li><strong>DigitalOcean Serverless Inference</strong> – Optional one-key setup with live model fetch</li>
<li><strong>Intelligent Inference Router</strong> – Optional <code>router:&lt;name&gt;</code> default via wizard or env</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="key-features">Key Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Always-on gateway with Redis-backed rate limiting</li>
<li>Generated admin password shown in SSH MOTD</li>
<li>Optional DigitalOcean model access key configuration at first login</li>
<li>Helper scripts for start/stop/restart/status/update and custom domain TLS</li>
<li>Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with UFW and fail2ban</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="system-requirements">System Requirements</h2>
<p>Prefer at least 4 GB RAM for the dashboard and light chat.</p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th id="use_case">Use Case</th>
<th id="ram">RAM</th>
<th id="cpu">CPU</th>
<th id="storage">Storage</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Minimum (dashboard / light chat)</td>
<td>4 GB</td>
<td>2 vCPU</td>
<td>50 GB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Recommended (coding agents)</td>
<td>8–16 GB</td>
<td>4 vCPU</td>
<td>100 GB</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="included-system-components">Included System Components</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Ubuntu 24.04 LTS</strong></li>
<li><strong>OmniRoute</strong> (<code>diegosouzapw/omniroute:latest</code> at image build time)</li>
<li><strong>Redis</strong> sidecar</li>
<li><strong>Caddy</strong> reverse proxy (ports 80/443 → OmniRoute on localhost:20128)</li>
<li><strong>UFW</strong> and <strong>fail2ban</strong></li>
</ul>

Deploy OmniRoute, a self-hosted AI gateway with a web dashboard and OpenAI-compatible API. Route requests across providers from one endpoint on your Droplet, with optional DigitalOcean Serverless Inference (including Intelligent Inference Router) as the preferred provider.

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