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# Build a RAGFlow Docker Image

A guide explaining how to build a RAGFlow Docker image from its source code. By following this guide, you'll be able to create a local Docker image that can be used for development, debugging, or testing purposes.

## Target Audience

- Developers who have added new features or modified the existing code and require a Docker image to view and debug their changes.
- Testers looking to explore the latest features of RAGFlow in a Docker image.

## Prerequisites

- CPU ≥ 4 cores
- RAM ≥ 16 GB
- Disk ≥ 50 GB
- Docker ≥ 24.0.0 & Docker Compose ≥ v2.26.1

:::tip NOTE
If you have not installed Docker on your local machine (Windows, Mac, or Linux), see the [Install Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) guide.
:::

## Build a RAGFlow Docker Image

To build a RAGFlow Docker image from source code:

### Git Clone the Repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow.git
cd ragflow
```

### Build the Docker Image

Navigate to the `ragflow` directory where the Dockerfile and other necessary files are located. Now you can build the Docker image using the provided Dockerfile. The command below specifies which Dockerfile to use and tags the image with a name for reference purpose.

#### Build and push multi-arch image `infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim`

On a `linux/amd64` host:
```bash
docker build -f Dockerfile.slim -t infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim-amd64 .
docker push infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim-amd64
```

On a `linux/arm64` host:
```bash
docker build -f Dockerfile.slim -t infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim-arm64 .
docker push infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim-arm64
```

On a Linux host:
```bash
docker manifest create infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim --amend infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim-amd64 --amend infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim-arm64
docker manifest push infiniflow/ragflow:dev-slim
```

This image is approximately 1 GB in size and relies on external LLM services, as it does not include deepdoc, embedding, or chat models.

#### Build and push multi-arch image `infiniflow/ragflow:dev`

On a `linux/amd64` host:
```bash
pip3 install huggingface-hub
python3 download_deps.py
docker build -f Dockerfile -t infiniflow/ragflow:dev-amd64 .
docker push infiniflow/ragflow:dev-amd64
```

On a `linux/arm64` host:
```bash
pip3 install huggingface-hub
python3 download_deps.py
docker build -f Dockerfile -t infiniflow/ragflow:dev-arm64 .
docker push infiniflow/ragflow:dev-arm64
```

On any linux host:
```bash
docker manifest create infiniflow/ragflow:dev --amend infiniflow/ragflow:dev-amd64 --amend infiniflow/ragflow:dev-arm64
docker manifest push infiniflow/ragflow:dev
```

This image's size is approximately 9 GB in size and can reference via either local CPU/GPU or an external LLM, as it includes deepdoc, embedding, and chat models.