1. Start the Database

Open your terminal, navigate to the project folder, and start the Docker container.

cd /home/jeeva/Documents/Gen-AI-projects/ai-rag-chatbot-ollama-postgres-docker-main
docker compose up -d db

2. Ensure Ollama is Running

Make sure the Ollama service is active.

ollama serve

(If it says "address already in use", it means it's already running in the background, which is good).

3. Start the Chatbot Server

Navigate to the src directory and run the application.

cd src
python main.py

You should see * Serving Flask app 'main' and * Running on http://127.0.0.1:8000.

4. Test the Chatbot

Open a new terminal window and run this command to chat:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/Alfred/Chat \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"Question": "Can I clone a VM?"}'