LibreTranslate on Ubuntu 24.04

Overview

LibreTranslate is a free and open source machine translation service you run entirely inside your own cloud account. Powered by offline neural language models, it translates text between languages with no third party service in the loop and no data leaving the instance, exposing both a clean REST API and a simple web interface. It suits teams that want translation as a private, self hosted capability: adding translate features to an application, localising content in bulk, or keeping sensitive text on infrastructure they control rather than sending it to a hosted cloud translation provider.

The offline models for a subset of common languages are included, so translation works out of the box with no external download, and further languages can be added at any time. The service runs on CPU alone, with no GPU required.

Common uses

• A private, self hosted translation API you run in your own account
• Adding translate features to an application without a third party service
• Bulk or offline localisation of content on infrastructure you control

See it running

Real screenshots taken while testing this image against its deployment guide.