Prepare the application
Follow the Docker Compose quickstart and configure the required services.
- Choose a domain and configure authentication.
- Connect the database and storage.
- Verify login and create your workspace.
Deployment checklist
Plan your answerLoops deployment
Run the application and channel services on infrastructure you manage. Before launch, configure authentication, storage, model access, backups, and updates.
Connect channels
Configure each platform your community uses.
- Register the required channel apps or bots.
- Select the channels or repositories to monitor.
- Send a test question and confirm the reply destination.
Choose model and data services
Self-hosting controls where the application runs. Your connected services still determine where data is processed.
- External model providers receive content needed to generate answers.
- Channel platforms continue to process messages.
- Review chat and embedding configuration separately.
Assign operational ownership
Your team maintains the deployment.
- Schedule database and storage backups.
- Follow the upgrade and migration instructions.
- Monitor channel delivery and model-provider errors.
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Get started
Try it with the questions your team gets every week
Add a few support articles and connect a channel, then review the replies before deciding what to automate.
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