Skip to content

chore: revamp the readme with detailed setup +tui docs#34

Merged
phact merged 15 commits intomainfrom
readme-udpate
Sep 12, 2025
Merged

chore: revamp the readme with detailed setup +tui docs#34
phact merged 15 commits intomainfrom
readme-udpate

Conversation

@edwinjosechittilappilly
Copy link
Copy Markdown
Collaborator

This pull request makes significant improvements to the README.md documentation for OpenRAG. The changes focus on providing a clearer project overview, restructuring the content for easier navigation, and offering detailed instructions for setup, configuration, development, and deployment. The new README is more comprehensive and user-friendly, helping both new and experienced developers get started quickly and troubleshoot common issues.

Documentation and Project Overview:

  • Added a detailed description of OpenRAG, including its features, architecture, and technology stack, making it easier for users to understand the platform's capabilities.
  • Introduced a table of contents and reorganized sections for better readability and navigation.

Setup and Development Workflow:

  • Provided step-by-step instructions for environment setup, configuration, and starting the platform using Makefile commands, including support for both GPU and CPU-only development.
  • Documented development commands, container management, dependency installation, building, testing, debugging, and database operations to streamline the developer workflow.

Configuration and Deployment:

  • Expanded environment variable documentation with tables for required and optional variables, including ingestion configuration and service URLs after deployment.
  • Added Docker deployment instructions, including standard, CPU-only, and force-rebuild options, as well as troubleshooting tips for common issues and Podman usage on macOS. (F606c05

Expanded the README to include comprehensive instructions for quick start, development workflow, environment configuration, Docker deployment, and troubleshooting. Added structured sections, command examples, and environment variable documentation to improve onboarding and developer experience.

This comment was marked as outdated.

@edwinjosechittilappilly edwinjosechittilappilly changed the title chore: update the readme with new changes chore: revamp the readme with detailed setup Sep 10, 2025
@edwinjosechittilappilly edwinjosechittilappilly marked this pull request as draft September 10, 2025 16:43
Introduces a comprehensive CONTRIBUTING.md file detailing environment setup, development workflow, architecture overview, testing, code style, debugging, deployment, and pull request guidelines for OpenRAG.
@edwinjosechittilappilly edwinjosechittilappilly marked this pull request as ready for review September 10, 2025 17:08
Copy link
Copy Markdown
Contributor

Copilot AI left a comment

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

Pull Request Overview

This PR completely overhauls the README.md documentation to provide comprehensive setup, configuration, and usage instructions for OpenRAG. The changes transform a basic getting-started guide into a detailed, well-structured documentation that covers all aspects of the platform.

  • Added comprehensive project description, table of contents, and structured documentation sections
  • Introduced detailed TUI interface documentation with features and navigation instructions
  • Expanded configuration documentation with organized tables for required and optional environment variables
  • Created a new CONTRIBUTING.md file with extensive development workflow, architecture overview, and debugging guidance

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

File Description
README.md Complete restructure with detailed setup instructions, TUI documentation, configuration tables, and troubleshooting guide
CONTRIBUTING.md New comprehensive development guide with setup instructions, architecture overview, and debugging procedures

Tip: Customize your code reviews with copilot-instructions.md. Create the file or learn how to get started.

Comment thread README.md Outdated
docker compose build
```bash
# Clone and setup environment
git clone <repository-url>
Copy link

Copilot AI Sep 10, 2025

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

The placeholder <repository-url> should be replaced with the actual repository URL. Consider using the actual GitHub/GitLab URL for the OpenRAG repository.

Suggested change
git clone <repository-url>
git clone https://github.com/openrag/OpenRAG.git

Copilot uses AI. Check for mistakes.
Comment thread CONTRIBUTING.md

```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
Copy link

Copilot AI Sep 10, 2025

Choose a reason for hiding this comment

The reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more.

The placeholder <repository-url> should be replaced with the actual repository URL. This should match the URL used in the main README.

Suggested change
git clone <repository-url>
git clone https://github.com/openrag-org/openrag.git

Copilot uses AI. Check for mistakes.
@edwinjosechittilappilly edwinjosechittilappilly changed the title chore: revamp the readme with detailed setup chore: revamp the readme with detailed setup +tui docs Sep 10, 2025
@phact phact merged commit b492f87 into main Sep 12, 2025
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Labels

None yet

Projects

None yet

Development

Successfully merging this pull request may close these issues.

3 participants