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architecture</a> is lightweight and container-based with a central OpenRAG backend that orchestrates the various services and external connectors.
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Depending on your use case, OpenRAG can assist with service management, or you can manage the services yourself.</p>
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<p>Select the installation method that best fits your needs:</p>
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<p><strong>Use the <a class="" href="/tui">Terminal User Interface (TUI)</a> to manage services</strong>: For guided configuration and simplified service management, install OpenRAG with TUI-managed services. Use one of the following options:</p>
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<li class=""><a class="" href="/install"><strong>Automatic installer script</strong></a>: Run one script to install the required dependencies and OpenRAG.</li>
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<li class=""><a class="" href="/install-uv"><strong><code>uv</code></strong></a>: Install OpenRAG as a dependency of a new or existing Python project.</li>
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<li class=""><a class="" href="/install-uvx"><strong><code>uvx</code></strong></a>: Install OpenRAG without creating a project or modifying your project's dependencies.</li>
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<p><a class="" href="/install-windows"><strong>Install OpenRAG on Microsoft Windows</strong></a>: On Windows machines, you must install OpenRAG within the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).</p>
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<p><a class="" href="/docker"><strong>Manage your own services</strong></a>: You can use Docker or Podman to deploy self-managed OpenRAG services.</p>
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<p>The first time you start OpenRAG, you must complete the application onboarding process.
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This is required for all installation methods because it prepares the minimum required configuration for OpenRAG to run.
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For TUI-managed services, you must also complete initial setup before you start the OpenRAG services.
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For more information, see the instructions for your preferred installation method.</p>
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<p>Your OpenRAG configuration is stored in a <code>.env</code> file.
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When using TUI-managed services, this file is created automatically at <code>~/.openrag/tui</code>, or you can provide a pre-populated <code>.env</code> file in this directory before starting the TUI.
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The TUI prompts you for the required values during setup and onboarding, and any values detected in a preexisting <code>.env</code> file are populated automatically.
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When using self-managed services, you must provide a pre-populated <code>.env</code> file, as you would for any Docker or Podman deployment.
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For more information, see the instructions for your preferred installation method and the <a class="" href="/reference/configuration">OpenRAG environment variables reference</a>.</p></div><footer class="theme-doc-footer docusaurus-mt-lg"><div class="row margin-top--sm theme-doc-footer-edit-meta-row"><div class="col noPrint_WFHX"><a href="https://github.com/openrag/openrag/tree/main/docs/docs/get-started/install-options.mdx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="theme-edit-this-page"><svg fill="currentColor" height="20" width="20" viewBox="0 0 40 40" class="iconEdit_Z9Sw" aria-hidden="true"><g><path d="m34.5 11.7l-3 3.1-6.3-6.3 3.1-3q0.5-0.5 1.2-0.5t1.1 0.5l3.9 3.9q0.5 0.4 0.5 1.1t-0.5 1.2z m-29.5 17.1l18.4-18.5 6.3 6.3-18.4 18.4h-6.3v-6.2z"></path></g></svg>Edit this page</a></div><div class="col lastUpdated_JAkA"></div></div></footer></article><nav class="docusaurus-mt-lg pagination-nav" aria-label="Docs pages"><a class="pagination-nav__link pagination-nav__link--prev" href="/quickstart"><div class="pagination-nav__sublabel">Previous</div><div class="pagination-nav__label">Quickstart</div></a><a class="pagination-nav__link pagination-nav__link--next" href="/install"><div class="pagination-nav__sublabel">Next</div><div class="pagination-nav__label">Run the installer script</div></a></nav></div></div></div></div></main></div></div></div><footer class="theme-layout-footer footer"><div class="container container-fluid"><div class="row footer__links"><div class="theme-layout-footer-column col footer__col"><div class="footer__title"></div><ul class="footer__items clean-list"><li class="footer__item"><div class="footer-links">
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