From 40a234e2ff820c45d1ee0bb9f4e0656a88b56376 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tiennm99 <tiennm99@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 00:21:32 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(litellm): build config.yaml into the image instead of
 bind-mounting it

---
 litellm/Dockerfile  |  4 ++++
 litellm/README.md   | 10 +++++++---
 litellm/compose.yml |  4 +---
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 litellm/Dockerfile

diff --git a/litellm/Dockerfile b/litellm/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a01a565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+FROM ghcr.io/berriai/litellm-database:main-stable
+
+# Proxy config: model list, routing and cache settings.
+COPY config.yaml /app/config.yaml
diff --git a/litellm/README.md b/litellm/README.md
index 8811253..da90f98 100644
--- a/litellm/README.md
+++ b/litellm/README.md
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ Health check: `GET /health/liveliness`, also the compose healthcheck.
 ## Models
 
 `config.yaml` holds the model list, the `model_group_alias` routing and the
-proxy settings; it is mounted read-only at `/app/config.yaml`. Editing it
-redeploys the service. Every provider key in it is an `os.environ/` reference,
+proxy settings. The `Dockerfile` copies it to `/app/config.yaml`, so editing it
+rebuilds and redeploys the service.
+
+It is built into the image rather than bind-mounted because Coolify does not
+place repository files beside the compose file it runs: a `./config.yaml` bind
+mount finds nothing there, and Docker mounts an empty directory in its place. Every provider key in it is an `os.environ/` reference,
 so the file carries no secrets.
 
 Models can also be added in the admin UI. `STORE_MODEL_IN_DB` keeps those in
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@ enabled by uncommenting its line, without touching `config.yaml`.
 
 ## Images
 
-`ghcr.io/berriai/litellm-database:main-stable` is the variant with the Prisma
+The `Dockerfile` builds on `ghcr.io/berriai/litellm-database:main-stable`, the variant with the Prisma
 client for PostgreSQL built in. `main-stable` is upstream's moving stable tag.
 
 `postgres:16-alpine` and `redis:7-alpine` track their major versions. Moving
diff --git a/litellm/compose.yml b/litellm/compose.yml
index 9bc52c2..6cc46e8 100644
--- a/litellm/compose.yml
+++ b/litellm/compose.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
   litellm:
-    image: ghcr.io/berriai/litellm-database:main-stable
+    build: .
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - LITELLM_MASTER_KEY=${LITELLM_MASTER_KEY:?required}
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ services:
       # - OLLAMA_API_KEY=${OLLAMA_API_KEY:-}
       # - CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY=${CLOUDFLARE_API_KEY:-}
       # - CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID=${CLOUDFLARE_ACCOUNT_ID:-}
-    volumes:
-      - ./config.yaml:/app/config.yaml:ro
     command:
       - --config
       - /app/config.yaml