anythingllm
AnythingLLM Overview
Secure your stack with a hardened AnythingLLM image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.
AnythingLLM is an open-source, all-in-one AI desktop and Docker application for chatting with documents using RAG, running AI agents, and more. It supports multiple LLM providers, vector databases, and embedding models out of the box.
Try It Out
The steps below start a single AnythingLLM container using the Minimus image, with a persistent volume for chats, embeddings, and the LanceDB vector store.
Step 1 - Start AnythingLLM
Run the container, mounting a named volume at /app/server/storage so your data survives restarts and image upgrades:
docker run -d --name anythingllm \
-p 3001:3001 \
-v anythingllm-storage:/app/server/storage \
-e STORAGE_DIR=/app/server/storage \
-e JWT_SECRET="replace-with-a-random-string-at-least-12-chars" \
-e DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true \
reg.mini.dev/anythingllmSTORAGE_DIR, JWT_SECRET, and the /app/server/storage mount path match the upstream defaults from docker/.env.example. On first boot the container runs Prisma migrations and initializes the SQLite database, which can take 1–2 minutes.
Step 2 - Verify the Server Is Up
Confirm the API is responding:
curl http://localhost:3001/api/pingYou should see {"online":true}. Then open http://localhost:3001 in your browser to walk through the AnythingLLM setup wizard, pick an LLM provider (OpenAI, Ollama, vLLM, LiteLLM, etc.), and create your first workspace.
Step 3 - Optional: URL Scraping with Puppeteer
If you plan to ingest content by URL, AnythingLLM uses Puppeteer (Chromium) inside the container. Chromium's sandbox needs an extra Linux capability — add --cap-add SYS_ADMIN to the docker run command, or set ANYTHINGLLM_CHROMIUM_ARGS="--no-sandbox,--disable-setuid-sandbox" if your environment cannot grant that capability. This caveat is inherited from the upstream image reference.
Technical Considerations
The AnythingLLM image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.
AnythingLLM built by Minimus:
- Runs as non-root by default (uid/gid
1000) for a security-first approach that protects against privilege escalation attacks. - Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.
The Payoff
A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.
- See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
- Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.
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