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# Lovdata Chat Development Environment
This setup creates a container-per-visitor architecture for the Norwegian legal research chat interface with socket-based Docker communication.
## Quick Start
1. **Set up environment variables:**
```bash
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API keys and MCP server URL
```
3. **Start the services:**
```bash
docker-compose up --build
```
4. **Create a session:**
```bash
curl http://localhost/api/sessions -X POST
```
5. **Access the chat interface:**
Open the returned URL in your browser
## Architecture
- **session-manager**: FastAPI service managing container lifecycles with socket-based Docker communication
- **lovdata-mcp**: External Norwegian legal research MCP server (configured via MCP_SERVER env var)
- **caddy**: Reverse proxy with dynamic session-based routing
## Security Features
- **Socket-based Docker communication**: Direct Unix socket access for container management
- **Container isolation**: Each visitor gets dedicated container with resource limits
- **Automatic cleanup**: Sessions expire after 60 minutes of inactivity
- **Resource quotas**: 4GB RAM, 1 CPU core per container, max 3 concurrent sessions
## Development Notes
- Session data persists in ./sessions/ directory
- Docker socket mounted from host for development
- External MCP server configured via environment variables
- Health checks ensure service reliability
## API Endpoints
- `POST /api/sessions` - Create new session
- `GET /api/sessions` - List all sessions
- `GET /api/sessions/{id}` - Get session info
- `DELETE /api/sessions/{id}` - Delete session
- `POST /api/cleanup` - Manual cleanup
- `GET /api/health` - Health check
- `/{path}` - Dynamic proxy routing (with X-Session-ID header)
## Environment Variables
```bash
# Required
MCP_SERVER=http://your-lovdata-mcp-server:8001
# Optional LLM API keys
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_key
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key
GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_key
```