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Version: DEV

Build a RAGFlow Docker Image

A guide explaining how to build a RAGFlow Docker image from its source code. By following this guide, you'll be able to create a local Docker image that can be used for development, debugging, or testing purposes.

Target Audience​

  • Developers who have added new features or modified the existing code and require a Docker image to view and debug their changes.
  • Testers looking to explore the latest features of RAGFlow in a Docker image.

Prerequisites​

  • CPU ≥ 4 cores
  • RAM ≥ 16 GB
  • Disk ≥ 50 GB
  • Docker ≥ 24.0.0 & Docker Compose ≥ v2.26.1
NOTE

If you have not installed Docker on your local machine (Windows, Mac, or Linux), see the Install Docker Engine guide.

Build a Docker image​

This image is approximately 1 GB in size and relies on external LLM and embedding services.

git clone https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow.git
cd ragflow/
pip3 install huggingface-hub nltk
python3 download_deps.py
docker build -f Dockerfile.slim -t infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim .