openai/openai-quickstart-node

Node.js API

1 environment variable found in .env.example

Set these on your host before deploying. Each platform has an “Environment Variables” section in the deploy flow.

OPENAI_API_KEY secret Do not share your OpenAI API key with anyone, it should remain a secret.

Alternative Fly.io Anything Dockerized — requires the Fly CLI.

macOS

brew install flyctl && fly launch --from https://github.com/openai/openai-quickstart-node

Linux

curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh && fly launch --from https://github.com/openai/openai-quickstart-node

Windows (PowerShell)

iwr https://fly.io/install.ps1 -useb | iex; fly launch --from https://github.com/openai/openai-quickstart-node

Or deploy to a different host