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Introduction to BotFusion

BotFusion is a self-hosted, open-source AI chatbot platform that allows you to create intelligent chatbots powered by your own content - websites, PDFs, and documents. With complete control over your data and AI models, BotFusion provides a privacy-focused solution for enhancing customer support and engagement.

System Requirements

To run BotFusion, you'll need:

• Node.js 18.0 or higher
• MongoDB database
• API key from an AI provider (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, etc.)
• Minimum 2GB RAM for the application server

Installation

Follow these steps to install BotFusion:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/anands2959/botfusion.git
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd botfusion
3. Install dependencies: npm install
4. Set up environment variables (see Configuration section)
5. Initialize the database: npx prisma migrate dev
6. Start the development server: npm run dev

Configuration

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables:

DATABASE_URL="mongodb://username:password@localhost:27017/botfusion" 
NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000" 
NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your-secret-key" 
OPENAI_API_KEY="your-openai-api-key" 
GEMINI_API_KEY="your-gemini-api-key" 
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your-anthropic-api-key" 
 
# Optional: Configure email for verification 
EMAIL_SERVER_HOST="smtp.example.com" 
EMAIL_SERVER_PORT=587 
EMAIL_SERVER_USER="your-email@example.com" 
EMAIL_SERVER_PASSWORD="your-email-password" 
EMAIL_FROM="noreply@yourdomain.com" 

For more detailed configuration options, please refer to the Configuration Guide.