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DataVault Deployment

Prerequisites & Setup

System requirements and Docker installation for DataVault deployment

Before You Start: This guide ensures your system is ready for DataVault deployment. Complete all steps before proceeding to vault creation.

System Requirements Check

Before installing DataVault, verify your system meets these requirements:

System Check Commands
# Check available RAM
free -h
# Required: 4-8 GB depending on data volume

# Check disk space
df -h
# Required: At least 20GB free space

# Check CPU cores
nproc
# Recommended: 2+ cores for optimal performance

Minimum Requirements:

  • RAM: 4 GB (8 GB recommended for large datasets)
  • Storage: 20 GB free space (more for document storage)
  • CPU: 2+ cores recommended
  • GPU: Optional (required only for local embedding models)

Docker Installation

Follow the tutorial for your operating system to install the Docker Engine (Docker CE): https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/

Post-Installation Setup

After Docker installation, complete these setup steps:

1. Verify Docker Installation

Docker Verification
# Check Docker daemon is running
docker info

# Test with hello-world container
docker run hello-world

# Check Docker Compose
docker compose version

# Test Docker Compose
echo "version: '3.8'
services:
  test:
    image: alpine
    command: echo 'Docker Compose works!'" > test-compose.yml

docker compose -f test-compose.yml up
docker compose -f test-compose.yml down
rm test-compose.yml

2. Configure Docker (Optional)

For production deployments, configure Docker resource limits:

Configure Docker Resources
# Create or edit Docker daemon config
sudo mkdir -p /etc/docker

# Configure memory and CPU limits
cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
{
  "default-ulimits": {
    "memlock": {
      "Hard": -1,
      "Name": "memlock",
      "Soft": -1
    }
  },
  "log-driver": "json-file",
  "log-opts": {
    "max-size": "10m",
    "max-file": "3"
  }
}
EOF

# Restart Docker to apply changes
sudo systemctl restart docker

Network Configuration

Ensure your network allows the required connections:

Network Connectivity Test

Final Network Test
# Test all required connections
echo "Testing network connectivity..."

# Test meinGPT connectivity
if curl -s --max-time 10 https://vault-proxy.meingpt.com > /dev/null; then
    echo "✅ meinGPT connectivity: OK"
else
    echo "❌ meinGPT connectivity: FAILED"
fi

# Test Docker Hub connectivity
if docker pull alpine:latest > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "✅ Docker Hub connectivity: OK"
    docker rmi alpine:latest > /dev/null 2>&1
else
    echo "❌ Docker Hub connectivity: FAILED"
fi

# Test DNS resolution
if nslookup vault-proxy.meingpt.com > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "✅ DNS resolution: OK"
else
    echo "❌ DNS resolution: FAILED"
fi

echo "Network test completed!"

Troubleshooting

Next Steps

Now that your system is prepared:

  1. Create DataVault - Set up your vault in the meinGPT dashboard
  2. Installation - Deploy DataVault with Docker Compose
  3. Verification - Test your deployment
  4. Operations - Learn maintenance procedures

Next: Create DataVault

Set up your DataVault in the meinGPT dashboard and get your credentials.

Security and Compliance

DataVault security and links to comprehensive security documentation

Create DataVault

Set up your DataVault in the meinGPT dashboard and get your credentials