A CPU text-to-speech server with an OpenAI-compatible /v1/audio/speech API, built on the Kokoro model. Apache-2.0 licensed. The image is about 3 GB and there is no login, so keep it on a private network or behind an auth proxy.
This page describes the Levelrail template for Kokoro TTS (AI). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server. Project site: https://github.com/remsky/Kokoro-FastAPI.
Recommended memory: about 1536 MiB.
Services, ports and volumes
Environment variables
Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.
Security and requirements
Level: Standard.
What this template needs:
- Nothing beyond a standard container: no extra privileges, host mounts or published ports.
What Levelrail adds around it:
- Automatic HTTPS and an ingress shield in front of every domain.
- Deploys are gated on the health check before traffic switches.
- One-step rollback to the previous revision.
- Exposure report shows what is reachable from outside.
- Host firewall rules managed for published ports.
Deploy Kokoro TTS with Levelrail
In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Kokoro TTS. Review the Compose body and deploy.
With the CLI:
See the service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.
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