bind docker to docker/.env so dumps persist between restarts

.dockerignore

@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ collector/outputs/**
 **/__pycache__/
 **/.env
 **/.env.*
+!docker/.env.example
 !frontend/.env.production
\ No newline at end of file

docker/.env.example

@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ CACHE_VECTORS="true"
 ###########################################
 ######## LLM API SElECTION ################
 ###########################################
-LLM_PROVIDER='openai'
+# LLM_PROVIDER='openai'
 # OPEN_AI_KEY=
-OPEN_MODEL_PREF='gpt-3.5-turbo'
+# OPEN_MODEL_PREF='gpt-3.5-turbo'
 
 # LLM_PROVIDER='azure'
 # AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT=
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ OPEN_MODEL_PREF='gpt-3.5-turbo'
 # CHROMA_API_KEY="sk-123abc"
 
 # Enable all below if you are using vector database: Pinecone.
-VECTOR_DB="lancedb"
-PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT=
-PINECONE_API_KEY=
-PINECONE_INDEX=
+# VECTOR_DB="pinecone"
+# PINECONE_ENVIRONMENT=
+# PINECONE_API_KEY=
+# PINECONE_INDEX=
 
 # Enable all below if you are using vector database: LanceDB.
-# VECTOR_DB="lancedb"
+VECTOR_DB="lancedb"
 
 # Enable all below if you are using vector database: Weaviate.
 # VECTOR_DB="weaviate"
@@ -58,6 +58,5 @@ PINECONE_INDEX=
 # AUTH_TOKEN="hunter2" # This is the password to your application if remote hosting.
 # NO_DEBUG="true"
 STORAGE_DIR="/app/server/storage"
-GOOGLE_APIS_KEY=
 UID='1000'
 GID='1000'

docker/Dockerfile

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ RUN groupadd -g $ARG_GID anythingllm && \
 # Copy docker helper scripts
 COPY ./docker/docker-entrypoint.sh /usr/local/bin/
 COPY ./docker/docker-healthcheck.sh /usr/local/bin/
+COPY --chown=anythingllm:anythingllm ./docker/.env.example /app/server/.env
 
 # Ensure the scripts are executable
 RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-entrypoint.sh && \

docker/HOW_TO_USE_DOCKER.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Use the Dockerized version of AnythingLLM for a much faster and complete startup
 - `git clone` this repo and `cd anything-llm` to get to the root directory.
 - `touch server/storage/anythingllm.db` to create empty SQLite DB file.
 - `cd docker/`
-- `cp .env.example .env`
+- `cp .env.example .env` **you must do this before building**
 - `docker-compose up -d --build` to build the image - this will take a few moments.
 
 Your docker host will show the image as online once the build process is completed. This will build the app to `http://localhost:3001`.

docker/docker-compose.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ services:
         ARG_UID: ${UID}
         ARG_GID: ${GID}
     volumes:
+      - "./.env:/app/server/.env"
       - "../server/storage:/app/server/storage"
       - "../collector/hotdir/:/app/collector/hotdir"
       - "../collector/outputs/:/app/collector/outputs"