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Getting Started

Getting Started with Hrida.ai

From zero to your first AI conversation in under five minutes.

Hrida.ai runs anywhere (Docker, Kubernetes, pip, bare metal) and connects to Ollama, OpenAI-compatible, and Open Responses providers out of the box. Pick an install method, connect a provider, and start chatting.

Quick Start

Install Hrida.ai, connect a model, and start chatting.

Everything you need for a working setup. Choose Docker for the fastest path, Python for lightweight installs, or Kubernetes for production orchestration. Each guide includes connecting your first model provider.

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Hrida.ai Essentials

Installed and chatting — now what?

Five short sections that cover the things every new user eventually wishes they'd known on day one: what plugins are and how to install them, why long chats eventually error out (and how to fix it with a filter), the "invisible" Task Model that powers titles/autocomplete, getting started with RAG over your own documents, and turning on Native tool calling.

PluginsTools, Pipes, Filters, Actions — the extensibility story
Context managementWhy long chats hit a wall and how to handle it
Task modelsKeep titles, tags, and autocomplete off your main model
Basic RAGChatting with your own documents
Tool callingNative mode + first Tools to install
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Hrida.ai Teams

Bring AI to your entire organization with a single deployment.

Hrida.ai isn't just a local interface for AI. It is designed to be a centralized AI operating system for teams. Deploy it once to leverage streamlined onboarding, collaborative intelligence, resource pooling, and centralized security.

LAN & TunnelsTailscale, Cloudflare Tunnels, and local IP access
Reverse ProxiesSecure your instance with Nginx, Caddy, or HAProxy
Team OnboardingAdmin approval flows and Enterprise SSO integrations
Shared ContextChannels, shared chats, and common knowledge bases
Learn how to share Hrida.ai →

Advanced Topics

Scale, observe, and customize your deployment.

Go beyond the basics. Configure environment variables, connect external databases, add cloud storage, enable OpenTelemetry, or scale horizontally with Redis and multiple workers.

ScalingMulti-worker, multi-node, Redis-backed sessions
Logging & observabilityOpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and structured logs
Development setupRun from source for local development and testing
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Updating

Stay current with the latest features and security patches.

Update manually with a single Docker or pip command, or automate with Watchtower, WUD, or Diun. Includes backup/restore procedures and version pinning for production.

Manual updateDocker pull + recreate, or pip upgrade
Automated updatesWatchtower, WUD, or Diun
Version pinningLock to a specific release for stability
Backup & restoreOne-command volume backup and recovery
Update guide →
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