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Knowledge Base Self Hosting Kit

Knowledge Base Self Hosting Kit is a Docker-powered, self-hosted RAG application for ingesting codebases and documents and querying their contents through a web UI and API.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when you want to run retrieval over code and documentation on infrastructure you manage, with access through a browser, HTTP API or MCP connector.

Who it is for

  • Developers who want to search a codebase together with its documentation.
  • Teams building a self-hosted knowledge collection from files such as PDFs, Markdown and text.
  • MCP-aware agent users who want to connect an agent to the knowledge system.

Documented uses

  • Ingest documents through uploads or scans of a mounted folder.
  • Ask semantic questions across ingested material and inspect citations.
  • Run keyword searches without generating an LLM answer.
  • Expose retrieval to an MCP-aware agent through the included connector.
Before you choose

Requirements & limits

The documented quick start runs the stack locally with Docker Compose and opens the interface at localhost:8080.

  • The documented stack uses ChromaDB, Docling, FastAPI and Docker Compose.
  • The default model and embedding provider is Ollama; the README also lists OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and OpenAI-compatible provider options.
  • Folder ingestion relies on a host directory mounted through DOCS_DIR; uploads also support PDF, Markdown and text files.
  • The MCP connector is a companion component, separate from the core web UI and API.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Set up the self-hosted stack

Start the Docker Compose services and open the local web interface.

Before you start

  • Docker Compose
  • A local copy of the project repository

Steps

  1. Clone the repository and change into its directory.

  2. Copy .env.example to .env and adjust DOCS_DIR and LLM provider settings as needed.

  3. Run the command below.

    Documented command
    docker compose up -d

  4. Check http://localhost:8080/health, then open http://localhost:8080.

Expected outcome

The project instructions direct users to the local UI and provide a health endpoint for checking the backend.

Guide limitations

  • The guide documents startup and access, not a completed ingestion or query workflow.
  • The service uses the configured LLM and embedding providers.
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COMPARE OPTIONS

Compare options for Retrieval-augmented applications

These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.

ProjectDocumented purposePlatformAccess and requirements
Knowledge Base Self Hosting KitIngest documents through uploads or scans of a mounted folder.Docker, Self-hostedThe documented quick start runs the stack locally with Docker Compose and opens the interface at localhost:8080.
Rag Powered AI Assistant Transforming Data Retrieval And Analysis Across The Web And PdfsRetrieve relevant passages from web and PDF content to answer a question.Web
LangChain in Supabase Edge FunctionsInitialize and start a Supabase project locally.Cloud, Server
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16 October 2026
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