Overview
Lalabase is a platform for project and knowledge work that you can run entirely on your own infrastructure. This documentation is for teams who want to self-host Lalabase — with full control over their data and operations.
What self-hosting means
Self-hosting means running every component of Lalabase on servers you own. A typical installation consists of these services:
- The Rails application (web + API)
- A PostgreSQL database with the
vectorextension for AI features - Solid Queue for background jobs
- Redis as a cache
How this documentation is organized
The docs are split into four areas:
- Getting started — overview and system requirements
- Installation — Docker Compose and server setup
- Configuration — environment variables, email, AI keys
- Operations — backups, updates, and monitoring
Tip
If you just want to try it out, start with Docker Compose — you'll have an instance running in minutes.