ADE Guide

Connecting to the ADE

The following instructions are for the cloud/web ADE. If you are using the ADE via Letta Desktop, the ADE will automatically open and connect to localhost:8283 when you run the app.

The ADE can connect to self-hosted Letta servers (e.g. a Letta server running on your laptop), as well as the Letta Cloud service. When connected to a self-hosted / private server, the ADE uses the Letta REST API to communicate with your server.

Connecting to a local server

To connect the ADE with your local Letta server (running on localhost), simply:

  1. Start your Letta server (docker run ...)
  2. Visit https://app.letta.com and you will see “Local server” as an option in the left panel

Connecting to an external (self-hosted) server

The cloud/web ADE does not support connecting to http (non-https) IP addresses, except for localhost.

For example, if your server is running on a home address like http://192.168.1.10:8283, the ADE (when running on a browser on another device on the network) will not be able to connect to your server because it is not on https.

For more information on https proxies, see this page.

If your Letta server isn’t running on localhost (for example, you deployed it on an external service like EC2):

  1. Click “Add remote server”
  2. Enter your desired server name, the IP address of the server, and the server password (if set, otherwise leave empty)

Note that the remote IP address must be https, or the ADE will not be able to connect.