Show HN: RAG Web UI – Possibly the Most Beginner-Friendly RAG Knowledge Base

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RAG Web UI is designed to be the most straightforward way to build your own knowledge-based Q&A system. While other RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) projects might be complex, we focus on making it super easy to understand and use.

Why It's The Most Beginner-Friendly:

Simple Document Management - Just upload your documents (PDF, DOCX, Markdown, Text) - System handles all the complex processing automatically - No need to worry about document chunking or vectorization - Documents update automatically in the background

Easy-to-Use Chat Interface - Ask questions in plain language - Get accurate answers from your documents - See exactly which parts of your documents the answers come from - Natural back-and-forth conversations just like chatting

Professional Architecture Made Simple - Clean, modern web interface - Rock-solid backend design - Built for reliability with distributed storage - High-performance search using ChromaDB/Qdrant - Easy to switch databases without touching code

Get Started in Minutes: 1. Clone the repo 2. Follow our beginner-friendly setup guide 3. Upload your documents 4. Start chatting with your knowledge base

Whether you're building a company knowledge base or a personal Q&A system, you don't need to be a RAG expert - we handle the complexity for you.

Looking forward to your feedback on how we can make it even more beginner-friendly!

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