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data, such as the <code>.env</code> file and ingested documents.</p>
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<div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-warning admonition_xJq3 alert alert--warning"><div class="admonitionHeading_Gvgb"><span class="admonitionIcon_Rf37"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8.893 1.5c-.183-.31-.52-.5-.887-.5s-.703.19-.886.5L.138 13.499a.98.98 0 0 0 0 1.001c.193.31.53.501.886.501h13.964c.367 0 .704-.19.877-.5a1.03 1.03 0 0 0 .01-1.002L8.893 1.5zm.133 11.497H6.987v-2.003h2.039v2.003zm0-3.004H6.987V5.987h2.039v4.006z"></path></svg></span>warning</div><div class="admonitionContent_BuS1"><p>These are destructive operations that reset your OpenRAG deployment to an initial state.
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Destroyed containers and deleted data are lost and cannot be recovered after running these operations.</p></div></div>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="reinstall-tui-managed-containers">Reinstall TUI-managed containers<a href="#reinstall-tui-managed-containers" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Reinstall TUI-managed containers" title="Direct link to Reinstall TUI-managed containers" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<li class="">If you modified the built-in flows or created custom flows in your <a class="" href="/agents">OpenRAG Langflow instance</a>, <a href="https://docs.langflow.org/concepts-flows-import" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">export your flows</a> before starting this process. Although OpenRAG can preserve changes to the built-in flows, it doesn't preserve user-created flows. As a general best practice, exporting your flows is recommended to create backups of your customizations. Afterwards, you can reimport your flows or reference the exported flow JSON as needed.</li>
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<li class="">
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<p>In the TUI, click <strong>Status</strong>, and then click <strong>Factory Reset</strong> to <a class="" href="/manage-services#reset-containers">reset your OpenRAG containers</a>.</p>
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<div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-warning admonition_xJq3 alert alert--warning"><div class="admonitionHeading_Gvgb"><span class="admonitionIcon_Rf37"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8.893 1.5c-.183-.31-.52-.5-.887-.5s-.703.19-.886.5L.138 13.499a.98.98 0 0 0 0 1.001c.193.31.53.501.886.501h13.964c.367 0 .704-.19.877-.5a1.03 1.03 0 0 0 .01-1.002L8.893 1.5zm.133 11.497H6.987v-2.003h2.039v2.003zm0-3.004H6.987V5.987h2.039v4.006z"></path></svg></span>warning</div><div class="admonitionContent_BuS1"><p>This is a destructive operation that does the following:</p><ul>
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<li class="">Destroys all OpenRAG containers, volumes, and local images.</li>
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<li class="">Prunes any additional container objects.</li>
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<li class="">Deletes the contents of the <code>~/.openrag</code> directory <em>except</em> for OpenRAG's <code>.env</code> file and the <code>/documents</code> subdirectory.</li>
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</ul><p></p><p></p>Destroyed containers and deleted data are lost and cannot be recovered after running this operation.<p></p></div></div>
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<li class="">
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<p>Press <kbd>Esc</kbd> to close the <strong>Status</strong> page, and then press <kbd>q</kbd> to exit the TUI.</p>
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<li class="">
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<p>Optional: Delete or edit <a class="" href="/reference/configuration">OpenRAG's <code>.env</code> file</a>, which is stored at <code>~/.openrag/tui</code>.</p>
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<p>This file contains your OpenRAG configuration, including OpenRAG passwords, API keys, OAuth settings, and other environment variables. If you delete this file, the TUI automatically generates a new one after you repeat the setup and onboarding process. If you preserve this file, the TUI can read values from the existing <code>.env</code> file during setup and onboarding.</p>
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<p>Optional: Remove any files from the <code>~/.openrag/documents</code> subdirectory that you don't want to reingest after redeploying the containers.
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It is recommended that you preserve OpenRAG's <a href="https://github.com/langflow-ai/openrag/tree/main/openrag-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">default documents</a>.</p>
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<p>Restart the TUI with <code>uv run openrag</code> or <code>uvx openrag</code>.</p>
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<p>Repeat the <a class="" href="/install#setup">setup process</a> to configure OpenRAG and restart all services.
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Then, launch the OpenRAG app and repeat the <a class="" href="/install#application-onboarding">application onboarding process</a>.</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-docker-compose-or-podman-compose">Reinstall self-managed containers with <code>docker compose</code> or <code>podman compose</code><a href="#reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-docker-compose-or-podman-compose" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-docker-compose-or-podman-compose" title="Direct link to reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-docker-compose-or-podman-compose" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<p>Use these steps to reinstall OpenRAG containers with streamlined <code>docker compose</code> or <code>podman compose</code> commands:</p>
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<li class="">If you modified the built-in flows or created custom flows in your <a class="" href="/agents">OpenRAG Langflow instance</a>, <a href="https://docs.langflow.org/concepts-flows-import" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">export your flows</a> before starting this process. Although OpenRAG can preserve changes to the built-in flows, it doesn't preserve user-created flows. As a general best practice, exporting your flows is recommended to create backups of your customizations. Afterwards, you can reimport your flows or reference the exported flow JSON as needed.</li>
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<ol start="2">
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<li class="">
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<p>Destroy the containers, volumes, and local images, and then remove (prune) any additional container objects.</p>
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<div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-warning admonition_xJq3 alert alert--warning"><div class="admonitionHeading_Gvgb"><span class="admonitionIcon_Rf37"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8.893 1.5c-.183-.31-.52-.5-.887-.5s-.703.19-.886.5L.138 13.499a.98.98 0 0 0 0 1.001c.193.31.53.501.886.501h13.964c.367 0 .704-.19.877-.5a1.03 1.03 0 0 0 .01-1.002L8.893 1.5zm.133 11.497H6.987v-2.003h2.039v2.003zm0-3.004H6.987V5.987h2.039v4.006z"></path></svg></span>warning</div><div class="admonitionContent_BuS1"><p>This is a destructive operation that does the following:</p><ul>
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<li class="">Destroys all OpenRAG containers, volumes, and local images.</li>
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<li class="">Prunes any additional container objects.</li>
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<li class="">Deletes the contents of the <code>~/.openrag</code> directory <em>except</em> for OpenRAG's <code>.env</code> file and the <code>/documents</code> subdirectory.</li>
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</ul><p></p><p></p>Destroyed containers and deleted data are lost and cannot be recovered after running this operation.<p></p></div></div>
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<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> compose down </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--volumes</span><span class="token plain"> --remove-orphans </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--rmi</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin class-name">local</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> system prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">-f</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
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<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> compose down </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--volumes</span><span class="token plain"> --remove-orphans </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--rmi</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token builtin class-name">local</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> system prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">-f</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
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</li>
|
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<li class="">
|
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<p>Optional: Edit OpenRAG's <code>.env</code> file if needed.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Optional: Remove any files from the <code>~/.openrag/documents</code> subdirectory that you don't want to reingest after redeploying the containers.
|
||
It is recommended that you preserve OpenRAG's <a href="https://github.com/langflow-ai/openrag/tree/main/openrag-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">default documents</a>.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
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||
<p>Redeploy OpenRAG:</p>
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||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> compose up </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">-d</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> compose up </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">-d</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Launch the OpenRAG app, and then repeat the <a class="" href="/docker#application-onboarding">application onboarding process</a>.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-discrete-docker-or-podman-commands">Reinstall self-managed containers with discrete <code>docker</code> or <code>podman</code> commands<a href="#reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-discrete-docker-or-podman-commands" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-discrete-docker-or-podman-commands" title="Direct link to reinstall-self-managed-containers-with-discrete-docker-or-podman-commands" translate="no"></a></h2>
|
||
<p>Use these commands to remove and clean up OpenRAG containers with discrete <code>docker</code> or <code>podman</code> commands.</p>
|
||
<p>If you want to reinstall one container, specify the container name in the commands instead of running the commands on all containers.</p>
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li class="">If you modified the built-in flows or created custom flows in your <a class="" href="/agents">OpenRAG Langflow instance</a>, <a href="https://docs.langflow.org/concepts-flows-import" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">export your flows</a> before starting this process. Although OpenRAG can preserve changes to the built-in flows, it doesn't preserve user-created flows. As a general best practice, exporting your flows is recommended to create backups of your customizations. Afterwards, you can reimport your flows or reference the exported flow JSON as needed.</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
<ol start="2">
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Stop all running containers:</p>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> stop </span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa">$(</span><span class="token variable function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa"> </span><span class="token variable function" style="color:#d73a49">ps</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa"> </span><span class="token variable parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">-q</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa">)</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> stop </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--all</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Remove and clean up containers:</p>
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Remove all containers, including stopped containers:</p>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">rm</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa">$(</span><span class="token variable function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa"> </span><span class="token variable function" style="color:#d73a49">ps</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa"> </span><span class="token variable parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">-aq</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa">)</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">rm</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--all</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Remove all images:</p>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> rmi </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa">$(</span><span class="token variable function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa"> images </span><span class="token variable parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">-q</span><span class="token variable" style="color:#36acaa">)</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> rmi </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--all</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Remove all volumes:</p>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> volume prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> volume prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Remove all networks except the default network:</p>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> network prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> network prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Clean up any leftover data:</p>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Docker</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">docker</span><span class="token plain"> system prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--all</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--volumes</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
<div class="language-bash codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style="--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa"><div class="codeBlockTitle_OeMC">Podman</div><div class="codeBlockContent_QJqH"><pre tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-bash codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style="color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa"><code class="codeBlockLines_e6Vv"><span class="token-line" style="color:#393A34"><span class="token function" style="color:#d73a49">podman</span><span class="token plain"> system prune </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--all</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--force</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token parameter variable" style="color:#36acaa">--volumes</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
|
||
</li>
|
||
</ol>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Optional: Edit OpenRAG's <code>.env</code> file if needed.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>Optional: If you removed all containers or specifically the OpenSearch container, then you can remove any files from the <code>~/.openrag/documents</code> subdirectory that you don't want to reingest after redeploying the containers.
|
||
It is recommended that you preserve OpenRAG's <a href="https://github.com/langflow-ai/openrag/tree/main/openrag-documents" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">default documents</a>.</p>
|
||
</li>
|
||
<li class="">
|
||
<p>If you removed all OpenRAG containers, <a class="" href="/docker">redeploy OpenRAG</a>.
|
||
If you removed only one container, redeploy that container with the appropriate <code>docker run</code> or <code>podman run</code> command.</p>
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