Install

SovereignRAG is designed to run through Docker Compose. The Makefile wraps the Docker commands used day to day.

Requirements

• Docker and Docker Compose
• Enough disk space for Ollama models, ChromaDB data, and generated reports
• Optional: a GPU available to Docker for faster Ollama inference

Build Images

make build

Start the Ollama service:

make up

Pull a model:

make pull-model MODEL=qwen2.5:3b-instruct

Local CLI Option

For local development only, install the package in editable mode:

pip install -e .
sovereign-rag --help

The Docker path is still the recommended default because it keeps runtime dependencies isolated.