Kotaemon

Kotaemon

Kotaemon

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 owner/image:latest

# Run the container
docker run -d --name kotaemon -p 8080:8080 owner/image:latest

Key features

• Self-hosted and open source
• Docker-based deployment

Kotaemon

Kotaemon

Key features

• Self-hosted and open source
• Docker-based deployment

What it's good for

Kotaemon runs entirely on your own infrastructure — your data never leaves your server.

Kotaemon

Kotaemon is an open-source, clean, and customizable UI for RAG-based document interaction. Built for both end-users and developers, Kotaemon supports hybrid retrieval, multi-modal QA with tables and figures, inline citations with an embedded PDF viewer, and advanced reasoning pipelines.

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

Kotaemon is a solid self-hosted choice — its strengths outweigh the usual maintenance overhead.

Kotaemon

Kotaemon is an open-source, clean, and customizable UI for RAG-based document interaction. Built for both end-users and developers, Kotaemon supports hybrid retrieval, multi-modal QA with tables and figures, inline citations with an embedded PDF viewer, and advanced reasoning pipelines.

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/cinnamon/kotaemon:latest

# Run the container
docker run -d --name kotaemon -p 8080:8080 ghcr.io/cinnamon/kotaemon:latest

Key features

• Self-hosted and open source
• Docker-based deployment
• License: Apache-2.0
• Repository: https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon
• Docker image: ghcr.io/cinnamon/kotaemon:latest

Kotaemon

Kotaemon is an open-source, clean, and customizable UI for RAG-based document interaction. Built for both end-users and developers, Kotaemon supports hybrid retrieval, multi-modal QA with tables and figures, inline citations with an embedded PDF viewer, and advanced reasoning pipelines.

Key features

• Self-hosted and open source
• Docker-based deployment
• License: Apache-2.0
• Repository: https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon
• Docker image: ghcr.io/cinnamon/kotaemon:latest

What it's good for

Kotaemon runs entirely on your own infrastructure — your data never leaves your server.