Overview
LiteLLM is an open source LLM gateway. Your applications call one OpenAI-compatible endpoint (/v1/chat/completions, /v1/embeddings and related routes) and the proxy forwards each request to the provider and model you configure. Platform and application teams use it to stop hard-coding vendors: change models, add fallbacks or route different apps to different providers in one config file, while client code stays the same.
This image runs the gateway inside your own account, close to your workloads, with provider keys held on an instance you control instead of in every application.
What is included: the open source LiteLLM 1.104.2 proxy installed from hash-pinned Python packages and started automatically on 127.0.0.1:4000 over HTTPS. On first boot each instance generates its own certificate for localhost and a private master key (/var/lib/litellm-proxy/master.key, readable by root only). A built-in mock route lets you send an authenticated chat completion right away, before you add a paid provider. The proprietary litellm-enterprise package is not included and no provider credentials are baked in.
Getting started takes a few minutes: launch t3.medium (2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM) with a 20 GiB or larger encrypted gp3 root volume and IMDSv2, attach an instance profile with AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore, allow outbound HTTPS and keep inbound rules closed. Connect with Session Manager and run sudo -iu ubuntu bash /opt/sushi/docs/demo.sh; it checks startup, HTTPS, health, rejection of bad keys and a mock chat completion. Forward port 4000 to your workstation, trust the instance certificate and point your OpenAI-compatible client at https://localhost:4000/v1 with the master key. Then add your providers in /etc/litellm-proxy using the bundled guide and the linked LiteLLM documentation.
Pricing: a software fee of USD 0.02 per running t3.medium instance-hour. An optional five-day free trial for one concurrent instance changes software billing only and then converts to the hourly fee; the same full software is installed before and after it. This is not a separate trial or evaluation edition, and there is no product-imposed time, user or usage limit. Additional concurrent instances incur software fees. EC2, EBS, data transfer and any model-provider charges are billed separately, including during the free trial.
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for independent AWS packaging, validation, maintenance and setup documentation. LiteLLM is authored by BerriAI and published under the MIT license; Software Sushi provides the image, pinned packages, setup guide and packaging support and does not claim BerriAI endorsement. Back up /etc/litellm-proxy/ and /var/lib/litellm-proxy/ together; new image versions replace instances rather than migrating them.
Highlights
- One OpenAI-compatible endpoint for all your apps. Switch, combine or fail over between LLM providers without code changes.
- Secure by default: HTTPS on localhost, with a certificate and master key generated for each instance on first boot.
- Working in minutes: a built-in mock route answers an authenticated chat completion before you add any paid provider.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.02 |
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We offer a full refund of software charges for the first 48 hours billing starts if the product does not perform as described. To request a refund, email info@softwaresushi.com with your EC2 instance ID and a description of the issue. AWS infrastructure costs (EC2, EBS, data transfer) are billed by AWS and are not eligible for refund by us.
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An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
LiteLLM 1.104.2 (MIT, by BerriAI) on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, packaged by Software Sushi from hash-pinned Python wheels. The proxy starts automatically on 127.0.0.1:4000 over HTTPS with a per-instance self-signed certificate and master key generated at first boot. Includes an offline mock model and a guided walkthrough (bash /opt/sushi/docs/demo.sh). Proprietary litellm-enterprise is not included and no provider credentials are baked in.
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Usage instructions
- Launch t3.medium (4 GiB RAM, 20 GiB or larger encrypted gp3, IMDSv2) with AmazonSSMManagedInstanceCore and outbound HTTPS. No inbound rules are needed.
- Connect with aws ssm start-session --target <instance-id>. After cloud-init finishes, run: sudo -iu ubuntu bash /opt/sushi/docs/demo.sh (expect SUSHI_CUSTOMER_DEMO_PASSED).
- The master key is at /var/lib/litellm-proxy/master.key (read with sudo) and the certificate at /var/lib/litellm-proxy/tls/cert.pem.
- From your workstation: aws ssm start-session --target <instance-id> --document-name AWS-StartPortForwardingSession --parameters '{"portNumber":["4000"],"localPortNumber":["4000"]}', trust the instance certificate and call https://localhost:4000/v1/chat/completions with Authorization: Bearer <master key>.
- Add real providers in /etc/litellm-proxy following /opt/sushi/docs/README.md. Back up /etc/litellm-proxy/ and /var/lib/litellm-proxy/ together. Documentation: https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/simple_proxy Support: info@softwaresushi.com
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Software Sushi provides installation and configuration guidance for this image. Contact info@softwaresushi.com with your product version and the steps you took; never send keys or private configuration. Guaranteed response times require a separate agreement. This offer does not include BerriAI support or proprietary enterprise features.
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