Configuration

OpenRAG supports multiple configuration methods with the following priority:

1. Environment Variables (highest priority)
2. Configuration File (config.yaml)
3. Langflow Flow Settings (runtime override)
4. Default Values (fallback)

Configuration File

Create a config.yaml file in the project root to configure OpenRAG:

# OpenRAG Configuration File
provider:
  model_provider: "openai" # openai, anthropic, azure, etc.
  api_key: "your-api-key" # or use OPENAI_API_KEY env var

knowledge:
  embedding_model: "text-embedding-3-small"
  chunk_size: 1000
  chunk_overlap: 200
  ocr: true
  picture_descriptions: false

agent:
  llm_model: "gpt-4o-mini"
  system_prompt: "You are a helpful AI assistant..."

Environment Variables

Environment variables will override configuration file settings. You can still use .env files:

cp .env.example .env

Required Variables

Variable	Description
OPENAI_API_KEY	Your OpenAI API key
OPENSEARCH_PASSWORD	Password for OpenSearch admin user
LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER	Langflow admin username
LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD	Langflow admin password
LANGFLOW_CHAT_FLOW_ID	ID of your Langflow chat flow
LANGFLOW_INGEST_FLOW_ID	ID of your Langflow ingestion flow
NUDGES_FLOW_ID	ID of your Langflow nudges/suggestions flow

Ingestion Configuration

Variable	Description
DISABLE_INGEST_WITH_LANGFLOW	Disable Langflow ingestion pipeline (default: false)

• false or unset: Uses Langflow pipeline (upload → ingest → delete)
• true: Uses traditional OpenRAG processor for document ingestion

Optional Variables

Variable	Description
LANGFLOW_PUBLIC_URL	Public URL for Langflow (default: http://localhost:7860)
GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID / GOOGLE_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	Google OAuth authentication
MICROSOFT_GRAPH_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID / MICROSOFT_GRAPH_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET	Microsoft OAuth
WEBHOOK_BASE_URL	Base URL for webhook endpoints
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID / AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY	AWS integrations
SESSION_SECRET	Session management (default: auto-generated, change in production)
LANGFLOW_KEY	Explicit Langflow API key (auto-generated if not provided)
LANGFLOW_SECRET_KEY	Secret key for Langflow internal operations

OpenRAG Configuration Variables

These environment variables override settings in config.yaml:

Provider Settings

Variable	Description	Default
MODEL_PROVIDER	Model provider (openai, anthropic, etc.)	openai
PROVIDER_API_KEY	API key for the model provider
OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI API key (backward compatibility)

Knowledge Settings

Variable	Description	Default
EMBEDDING_MODEL	Embedding model for vector search	text-embedding-3-small
CHUNK_SIZE	Text chunk size for document processing	1000
CHUNK_OVERLAP	Overlap between chunks	200
OCR_ENABLED	Enable OCR for image processing	true
PICTURE_DESCRIPTIONS_ENABLED	Enable picture descriptions	false

Agent Settings

Variable	Description	Default
LLM_MODEL	Language model for the chat agent	gpt-4o-mini
SYSTEM_PROMPT	System prompt for the agent	Default assistant prompt

See .env.example for a complete list with descriptions, and docker-compose*.yml for runtime usage.