LocalAssistant

Features

• ChatGPT-like interface
• Persistent conversations
  • All messages are stored in a PostgreSQL database.
  • Each chat has its own unique ID and timestamp.
  • Supports multiple chats with history.
• Future: Local document search
  • Worker to search all documents on your PC using regex patterns.
  • Returns matched text along with file paths.
  • Integrates with chat so you can query your own files conversationally.

Getting Started

Make sure you have Docker desktop on your PC.

1. Make it executable:

chmod +x start.sh

2. Start development (default):

./start.sh dev

3. Start production:

./start.sh prod

Open http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.

Docker:

to connect the database-container in docker:

docker exec -it <container_name> psql -U <POSTGRES_USER> -d <POSTGRES_DB>

to connect the nextjs-container in docker:

docker exec -it localAssistant_nextjs sh

PGAdmin

Connect pgAdmin to your PostgreSQL container:

Name: (anything you like)
Host name/address: ai_db (the container name of your Postgres service)
Port: 5432 Username: (from POSTGRES_USER, .env)
Password: (from POSTGRES_PASSWORD, .env)
Maintenance database / Database: (from POSTGRES_DB, .env)

http://localhost:8080

Learn More

To learn more about Next.js, Postgres and Docker, take a look at the following resources:

• Next.js Documentation
• PostgresSQL Documentation
• Docker Documentation