Self-hosted AI starter kit

Self-hosted AI Starter Kit is an open-source Docker Compose template designed to swiftly initialize a comprehensive local AI and low-code development environment.

Curated by https://github.com/n8n-io, it combines the self-hosted n8n platform with a curated list of compatible AI products and components to quickly get started with building self-hosted AI workflows.

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What’s included

✅ Self-hosted n8n - Low-code platform with over 400 integrations and advanced AI components

✅ Ollama - Cross-platform LLM platform to install and run the latest local LLMs

✅ Qdrant - Open-source, high performance vector store with an comprehensive API

✅ PostgreSQL - Workhorse of the Data Engineering world, handles large amounts of data safely.

What you can build

⭐️ AI Agents for scheduling appointments

⭐️ Summarize Company PDFs securely without data leaks

⭐️ Smarter Slack Bots for enhanced company communications and IT operations

⭐️ Private Financial Document Analysis at minimal cost

Installation

Cloning the Repository

git clone https://github.com/n8n-io/self-hosted-ai-starter-kit.git
cd self-hosted-ai-starter-kit
cp .env.example .env # you should update secrets and passwords inside

Running n8n using Docker Compose

For Nvidia GPU users

git clone https://github.com/n8n-io/self-hosted-ai-starter-kit.git
cd self-hosted-ai-starter-kit
cp .env.example .env # you should update secrets and passwords inside
docker compose --profile gpu-nvidia up