Khoj
Your AI second brain — chat with your docs, get answers from the web, custom agents
Überblick
Anforderungen
Empfohlener VPS
Hostinger · KVM 2
2 vCPU · 8192 MB · 100 GB
Hostinger · KVM 2
2 vCPU · 8192 MB · 100 GB
Hostinger · KVM 4
4 vCPU · 16384 MB · 200 GB
Affiliate-Hinweis
Docker Compose
# Generated by Run This Ai — docker-compose.yml
services:
khoj:
image: ghcr.io/khoj-ai/khoj:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- 8080:8080
volumes:
- ./data/khoj:/data
Khoj — Faq

Khoj
Khoj is a personal AI app to extend your capabilities. It scales from an on-device personal AI to a cloud-scale enterprise AI. Chat with any local or online LLM, get answers from the internet and your documents, and access it from Browser, Obsidian, Emacs, Desktop, Phone, or WhatsApp. Open-source and self-hostable.
Is Khoj free to self-host?
Yes — it is open source and runs on your own hardware.
Does Khoj need a lot of resources?
A server with 1–2GB RAM is enough for most workloads.
How do I deploy Khoj?
Easiest via Docker — see the installation guide for commands.
Where does my data go?
Nowhere — everything is processed locally on your server.
Khoj — Alt

Khoj
Khoj is a personal AI app to extend your capabilities. It scales from an on-device personal AI to a cloud-scale enterprise AI. Chat with any local or online LLM, get answers from the internet and your documents, and access it from Browser, Obsidian, Emacs, Desktop, Phone, or WhatsApp. Open-source and self-hostable.
Alternatives to Khoj
If Khoj isn't quite right, these are common self-hosted alternatives in the same category:
| Tool | Strengths |
|---|---|
| — | Browse the directory for more options |
Khoj — Review

Khoj
Khoj is a personal AI app to extend your capabilities. It scales from an on-device personal AI to a cloud-scale enterprise AI. Chat with any local or online LLM, get answers from the internet and your documents, and access it from Browser, Obsidian, Emacs, Desktop, Phone, or WhatsApp. Open-source and self-hostable.
Strengths
- Full self-hosted control over your data
- Straightforward Docker-based deployment
- Open-source license
Weaknesses
- Initial setup requires Docker familiarity
- You are responsible for maintenance and updates
- Resource needs can grow under heavy load
Verdict
Khoj is a solid self-hosted choice — its strengths outweigh the usual maintenance overhead.
Khoj — Install

Khoj
Khoj is a personal AI app to extend your capabilities. It scales from an on-device personal AI to a cloud-scale enterprise AI. Chat with any local or online LLM, get answers from the internet and your documents, and access it from Browser, Obsidian, Emacs, Desktop, Phone, or WhatsApp. Open-source and self-hostable.
Prerequisites
- Docker installed (version 24.0+)
- Docker Compose (version 2.20+)
- At least 1GB RAM (2GB recommended)
Quick start with Docker
# Pull the image
docker pull ghcr.io/khoj-ai/khoj:latest
# Run the container
docker run -d --name khoj -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/khoj-ai/khoj:latest
Key features
- Self-hosted and open source
- Docker-based deployment
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Repository: https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj
- Docker image:
ghcr.io/khoj-ai/khoj:latest
Khoj — Overview

Khoj
Khoj is a personal AI app to extend your capabilities. It scales from an on-device personal AI to a cloud-scale enterprise AI. Chat with any local or online LLM, get answers from the internet and your documents, and access it from Browser, Obsidian, Emacs, Desktop, Phone, or WhatsApp. Open-source and self-hostable.
Key features
- Self-hosted and open source
- Docker-based deployment
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Repository: https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj
- Docker image:
ghcr.io/khoj-ai/khoj:latest
What it's good for
Khoj runs entirely on your own infrastructure — your data never leaves your server.
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