Add Render as deployment option (#224)

Author: davidmauskop

README.md

@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ This is a plugin for ChatGPT that enables semantic search and retrieval of perso
 
 The plugin uses OpenAI's `text-embedding-ada-002` embeddings model to generate embeddings of document chunks, and then stores and queries them using a vector database on the backend. As an open-source and self-hosted solution, developers can deploy their own Retrieval Plugin and register it with ChatGPT. The Retrieval Plugin supports several vector database providers, allowing developers to choose their preferred one from a list.
 
-A FastAPI server exposes the plugin's endpoints for upserting, querying, and deleting documents. Users can refine their search results by using metadata filters by source, date, author, or other criteria. The plugin can be hosted on any cloud platform that supports Docker containers, such as Fly.io, Heroku or Azure Container Apps. To keep the vector database updated with the latest documents, the plugin can process and store documents from various data sources continuously, using incoming webhooks to the upsert and delete endpoints. Tools like [Zapier](https://zapier.com) or [Make](https://www.make.com) can help configure the webhooks based on events or schedules.
+A FastAPI server exposes the plugin's endpoints for upserting, querying, and deleting documents. Users can refine their search results by using metadata filters by source, date, author, or other criteria. The plugin can be hosted on any cloud platform that supports Docker containers, such as Fly.io, Heroku, Render, or Azure Container Apps. To keep the vector database updated with the latest documents, the plugin can process and store documents from various data sources continuously, using incoming webhooks to the upsert and delete endpoints. Tools like [Zapier](https://zapier.com) or [Make](https://www.make.com) can help configure the webhooks based on events or schedules.
 
 ### Memory Feature
 
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ Instructions:
 
 - [Deploying to Fly.io](/docs/deployment/flyio.md)
 - [Deploying to Heroku](/docs/deployment/heroku.md)
+- [Deploying to Render](/docs/deployment/render.md)
 - [Other Deployment Options](/docs/deployment/other-options.md) (Azure Container Apps, Google Cloud Run, AWS Elastic Container Service, etc.)
 
 Once you have deployed your app, consider uploading an initial batch of documents using one of [these scripts](/scripts) or by calling the `/upsert` endpoint.

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+# Deploying to Render
+
+## Removing Unused Dependencies
+
+Before deploying your app, you might want to remove unused dependencies from your [pyproject.toml](/pyproject.toml) file to reduce the size of your app and improve its performance. Depending on the vector database provider you choose, you can remove the packages that are not needed for your specific provider.
+
+Find the packages you can remove for each vector database provider [here](removing-unused-dependencies.md).
+
+After removing the unnecessary packages from the `pyproject.toml` file, you don't need to run `poetry lock` and `poetry install` manually. The provided Dockerfile takes care of installing the required dependencies using the `requirements.txt` file generated by the `poetry export` command.
+
+## Deployment
+
+Render maintains a [fork](https://github.com/render-examples/chatgpt-retrieval-plugin/) of this repository with a few small changes that facilitate easy deployment. The source code is unchanged. To deploy both the Docker container from this repository and a self-hosted Weaviate database to back it, just click the button below. Enter your OpenAI API key when prompted.
+
+[<img src="https://render.com/images/deploy-to-render-button.svg" alt="Deploy to Render" />](https://render.com/deploy?repo=https://github.com/render-examples/chatgpt-retrieval-plugin/tree/main)
+
+The bearer token will be randomly generated for you. You can view it in in the "Environment" tab on the [Render dashboard](https://dashboard.render.com) page for your server. For more guidance, consult the [README in Render's fork](https://github.com/render-examples/chatgpt-retrieval-plugin/blob/main/README.md), [Render's documentation](https://render.com/docs), or the screen recording linked below.
+
+[![Deploy to Render screen recording](render-thumbnail.png)](https://vimeo.com/823610578)