RAG Chatbot

Environment Setup

Set Up Environment Variables

1. Create a .env file inside the /rag/backend/ directory.
2. Add the following lines to the .env file:

   OPENAI_API_KEY=openai_api_key
   COHERE_API_KEY=cohere_api_key
   

Note: OPENAI_API_KEY requires credits to work and one need to purchase the credit and you can obtain the COHERE_API_KEY by going to its official webiste signing Up and generating a trial key.

Docker Setup

1. Open Docker Desktop.

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd rag

3. Build and run the Docker containers:

   docker-compose up --build

4. Open another terminal and navigate to the backend directory:

   cd rag/backend

5. Find the container name:

   docker ps

6. Access the PostgreSQL database:

   docker exec -it rag-db-1 psql -U user -d rag_chatbot

   Note: Replace rag-db-1 with your container name if it differs. The database name rag_chatbot is fixed as defined in settings.py.

7. Run the following command in the PostgreSQL shell:

   CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector;

8. Quit the PostgreSQL shell:

   • Use Ctrl + C to exit.

9. To Re-Run Docker if applicable

   • docker-compose up

Final Steps

Ensure that the Docker containers are running and that the API keys are correctly set in the .env file and then click on the http://localhost:3000.