Open Source Installation
- This is the developers guide to self-hosting the open-source version of RowBoat. To get started with the hosted app, please see Using the Hosted App
- Please see our Introduction page before referring to this guide.
- For direct installation steps, please head to the README of RowBoat's Github repo: @rowboatlabs/rowboat. This page provides more context about the installation process and the different components involved.
Overview
RowBoat's codebase has three main components:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Agents | Python framework responsible for carrying out multi-agent conversations |
| Copilot | Python framework powering the copilot in RowBoat Studio |
| RowBoat | Frontend and backend services to power RowBoat Studio and Chat APIs |
These components are structured as separate services, each containerized with Docker. Running docker-compose up --build enables you to use the Studio in your browser, as well as stands up the APIs and SDK.
Prerequisites
All of these prerequistes have open-source or free versions.
| Prerequisite | Description |
|---|---|
| Docker | Bundles and builds all services |
| OpenAI API Key | Agents and Copilot services are powered by OpenAI LLMs |
| MongoDB | Stores workflow versions, chats and RAG embeddings |
| Auth0 Account | Handles user authentication and identity management for Studio |
Refer to our Github Readme for Prerequisites to set up prerequisites.
Setting up
Refer to our Github Readme for Local Development to set up Studio, Chat API and SDK via docker-compose.