Is anything-llm still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v1.19.0, 14 days ago.

Can I trust anything-llm?

Widely used. 68k stars, 3 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install anything-llm on Linux (Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm) · gitmanual

How to install on Linux

Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm

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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v1.19.0, 14 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used68k stars, 3 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 68,114
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on Linux?

Yes, it installs on your Linux

A ready-made Linux download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗anythingllm.comThe project's own site.

Also: In the browser ↗

Heads-upBuilding it yourself? It also needs 14 settings in .env (2 secret).

Download for Linux

AnythingLLM v1.19.0 · 10/26/2026 ↗

AnythingLLMDesktop.AppImage

AppImage · 905.4 MB · 1,144 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/releases/download/v1.19.0/AnythingLLMDesktop.AppImage"
chmod +x "AnythingLLMDesktop.AppImage"
./"AnythingLLMDesktop.AppImage"

Other Linux downloads (1)

AnythingLLMDesktop-Arm64.AppImage

AppImage · ARM64 · 633.8 MB · 247 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/releases/download/v1.19.0/AnythingLLMDesktop-Arm64.AppImage"
chmod +x "AnythingLLMDesktop-Arm64.AppImage"
./"AnythingLLMDesktop-Arm64.AppImage"

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Parts list

1×Node.js v24.22.2runtime
1×npm package manager

14× settings in .env

SERVER_PORT
STORAGE_DIR
UID
GID
LLMMAN_BASE_PATH
LLMMAN_MODEL_TOKEN_LIMITsecret
JWT_SECRETsecret
SIG_KEYsecretoptional
SIG_SALToptional
VECTOR_DB
WHISPER_PROVIDER
TTS_PROVIDER
STT_PROVIDER
VITE_API_BASE

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Good to know

The README mentions NVIDIA CUDA. Check its hardware section: some features (or all of them) may need an NVIDIA GPU.
Dev Container config found — you can open it in VS Code Dev Containers or GitHub Codespaces for a zero-setup environment.
Nested projects: collector/package.json, frontend/package.json, server/package.json

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 343
Branch: master

package.json scripts (20)

testjest
lintcd server && yarn lint && cd ../frontend && yarn lint && cd ../collector && yarn lint
lint:cicd server && yarn lint:check && cd ../frontend && yarn lint:check && cd ../collector && yarn lint:check
setupcd server && yarn && cd ../collector && yarn && cd ../frontend && yarn && cd .. && yarn setup:envs && yarn prisma:setup && echo "Please run yarn dev:server, yarn dev:collector, and yarn dev:frontend in separate terminal tabs."
setup:envscp -n ./frontend/.env.example ./frontend/.env; cp -n ./server/.env.example ./server/.env.development; cp -n ./collector/.env.example ./collector/.env; cp -n ./docker/.env.example ./docker/.env; echo "All ENV files copied! "
dev:servercd server && yarn dev
dev:collectorcd collector && yarn dev
dev:frontendcd frontend && yarn dev
devnpx concurrently "yarn dev:server" "yarn dev:frontend" "yarn dev:collector"
prisma:generatecd server && npx prisma generate
prisma:migratecd server && npx prisma migrate dev --name init
prisma:seedcd server && npx prisma db seed
prisma:setupyarn prisma:generate && yarn prisma:migrate && yarn prisma:seed
prisma:resetnode -e "require('fs').writeFileSync('server/storage/anythingllm.db', '')" && yarn prisma:migrate
prod:servercd server && yarn start
prod:frontendcd frontend && yarn build
translations:verifycd frontend/src/locales && node verifyTranslations.mjs
translations:normalizecd frontend/src/locales && node normalizeEn.mjs && cd ../../.. && cd frontend && yarn lint && cd .. && yarn translations:verify
translations:prunecd frontend/src/locales && node findUnusedTranslations.mjs --delete && cd ../../../ && yarn translations:normalize
translations:createcd extras/translator && node index.mjs --all && cd ../../frontend && yarn lint && cd ../..

Files we read (17)

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

.github/workflows/build-and-push-image-semver.yaml

.github/workflows/build-and-push-image.yaml

.github/workflows/build-qa-tag.yaml

.github/workflows/check-package-versions.yaml

.github/workflows/check-translations.yaml

.github/workflows/lint.yaml

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.nvmrc

CONTRIBUTING.md

README.md

collector/.env.example

docker/.env.example

extras/translator/.env.example

frontend/.env.example

package.json

server/.env.example

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