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Install Lore

Install Lore, choose the right database shape, complete setup, and verify that the server is ready before connecting agents.

Start here when you are installing Lore for the first time.

Lore is an open-source memory server plus optional integrations for agent runtimes. The default installer starts the server with Docker Compose, creates a managed PostgreSQL database, and configures supported agent channels. If you already operate PostgreSQL or run Lore on another host, use the external server and manual configuration paths instead.

Use this order:

  1. Run the quick installer, or prepare your own PostgreSQL instance and server .env.
  2. Open /setup and configure embedding, View LLM, and boot memory.
  3. Connect agent runtimes with the right client_type and token.
  4. Verify recall before moving durable instructions out of local agent files.

The installer writes local state under ~/.lore by default. Set LORE_HOME before running it if you want a different location.

Quick installUse the installer to start Lore with Docker or connect clients to an existing Lore server.Manual configurationConfigure the Lore server and agent integrations by hand when you do not use the installer script.Use your own PostgreSQLRun Lore against an existing PostgreSQL instance with pgvector and optional Chinese full-text search extensions.First-run setupOpen /setup, configure model endpoints, bootstrap memory, and restart connected runtimes.