Local Files

Configure local file system access

Achtung

Enterprise Outpost only: Local file sources are only available for customers running their own Outpost instance. Configuration is done via YAML files (and Docker volume mounts) on the Outpost server - not through the meinGPT UI. Cloud customers without their own Outpost deployment cannot use this source type.

Runtime Configuration

data_pools:
  - id: local
    type: local
    base_path: ./data

Configuration Options

Field	Type	Default	Required	Description
`id`	string	-	✅	Unique identifier for the data pool
`type`	string	-	✅	Must be "local"
`base_path`	string	"./"	❌	Directory path to sync from

Synchronization

Outpost scans base_path and syncs files into local ingest storage.
Changes are picked up in later sync runs (new/updated/deleted files).
Use read-only mounts when possible to reduce operational risk.

Docker Setup

docker-compose.yml

services:
  vault:
    volumes:
      - ./data:/data/vault              # Local directory
      - /mnt/network:/data/network:ro   # Network drive (read-only)

Basic Operations

# Add files to sync
mkdir -p data
cp your-documents.pdf data/
 
# Check processing
docker compose logs vault | grep -i local

→ Local File System Documentation

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