AnythingLLM

All-in-one desktop & Docker AI application with built-in RAG, AI agents, No-code agent builder, MCP compatibility, and more.

Active Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 1,052 commits in the past 12 months

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At a glance

GitHub stars
68.3k
Forks
7.7k
Open issues & PRs
338
Last commit
2026-11-09
Latest release
v1.19.0
2026-10-26
Commits (12 mo)
1.1k
Releases (12 mo)
10+
License
MIT
Language / platform
Nodejs, Docker

Maintenance health: Active

Last commit within the past 90 days. Last commit · 10+ releases in the past year · 1,052 commits in the past 12 months.

How we label health: Active = last commit within 90 days, Maintained = within 12 months, Slowing = 12–24 months, Stale = over 24 months, Archived = read-only repository, Unknown = no data. Activity data from the GitHub API; release counts from the GitHub releases feed (includes pre-releases).

Run AnythingLLM yourself

  • RAM: ~8 GB server (4 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes
  • local models need lots of RAM or a GPU; API-backed frontends need far less

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr8 GB$40Deploy →
DigitalOcean8 GB$48Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)8 GB$48Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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