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Self-Host Dify AI Platform

By Admin · Mar 15, 2026 · Updated Apr 23, 2026 · 425 views · 1 min read

What is Dify?

Dify is an open-source LLM application development platform. It provides visual AI workflow building, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines, agent capabilities, model management, and observability features.

Installation

git clone https://github.com/langgenius/dify.git /opt/dify
cd /opt/dify/docker
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d
# Access at http://YOUR_IP

Features

  • Visual workflow builder for AI apps
  • RAG pipeline with document ingestion
  • Agent mode with tool calling
  • Support for 100+ LLM models
  • Prompt engineering IDE
  • API-first design for integration
  • Observability and usage analytics

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