# Dify | An Open Source LLM Application Development Platform **URL:** \ **Category:** Tools & Scripts\ **Tags:** programming, hacking, ai, self-improvement\ **Created:** [September 27, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/dify-an-open-source-llm-application-development-platform/292241 "2024-09-27T19:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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Its intuitive interface combines AI workflow, RAG pipeline, agent capabilities, model management, observability features and more, letting you quickly go from prototype to production. Here’s a list of the core features: **1. Workflow** : Build and test powerful AI workflows on a visual canvas, leveraging all the following features and beyond. optimized\_workflow\_intro.mp4 **2. Comprehensive model support** : Seamless integration with hundreds of proprietary / open-source LLMs from dozens of inference providers and self-hosted solutions, covering GPT, Mistral, Llama3, and any OpenAI API-compatible models. A full list of supported model providers can be found [here](https://docs.dify.ai/getting-started/readme/model-providers). 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Prompt IDE** : Intuitive interface for crafting prompts, comparing model performance, and adding additional features such as text-to-speech to a chat-based app. **4. RAG Pipeline** : Extensive RAG capabilities that cover everything from document ingestion to retrieval, with out-of-box support for text extraction from PDFs, PPTs, and other common document formats. **5. Agent capabilities** : You can define agents based on LLM Function Calling or ReAct, and add pre-built or custom tools for the agent. Dify provides 50+ built-in tools for AI agents, such as Google Search, DALL·E, Stable Diffusion and WolframAlpha. **6. LLMOps** : Monitor and analyze application logs and performance over time. You could continuously improve prompts, datasets, and models based on production data and annotations. **7. Backend-as-a-Service** : All of Dify’s offerings come with corresponding APIs, so you could effortlessly integrate Dify into your own business logic. ## Feature comparison | Feature | Dify.AI | LangChain | Flowise | OpenAI Assistants API | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Programming Approach | API + App-oriented | Python Code | App-oriented | API-oriented | | Supported LLMs | Rich Variety | Rich Variety | Rich Variety | OpenAI-only | | RAG Engine | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Agent | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | | Workflow | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | | Observability | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | | Enterprise Features (SSO/Access control) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | | Local Deployment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ## Using Dify - **Cloud** We host a [Dify Cloud](https://dify.ai/) service for anyone to try with zero setup. It provides all the capabilities of the self-deployed version, and includes 200 free GPT-4 calls in the sandbox plan. - **Self-hosting Dify Community Edition** Quickly get Dify running in your environment with this [starter guide](https://github.com/langgenius/dify#quick-start). Use our [documentation](https://docs.dify.ai/) for further references and more in-depth instructions. - **Dify for enterprise / organizations** We provide additional enterprise-centric features. [Log your questions for us through this chatbot](https://udify.app/chat/22L1zSxg6yW1cWQg) or [send us an email](mailto:business@dify.ai?subject=%5BGitHub%5DBusiness%20License%20Inquiry) to discuss enterprise needs. > For startups and small businesses using AWS, check out [Dify Premium on AWS Marketplace](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-t22mebxzwjhu6) and deploy it to your own AWS VPC with one-click. It’s an affordable AMI offering with the option to create apps with custom logo and branding. ## Staying ahead Star Dify on GitHub and be instantly notified of new releases. 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Before running the installation command, make sure that [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) and [Docker Compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/) are installed on your machine: cd docker cp .env.example .env docker compose up -d After running, you can access the Dify dashboard in your browser at [http://localhost/install](http://localhost/install) and start the initialization process. > If you’d like to contribute to Dify or do additional development, refer to our [guide to deploying from source code](https://docs.dify.ai/getting-started/install-self-hosted/local-source-code) ## Next steps If you need to customize the configuration, please refer to the comments in our [.env.example](https://github.com/langgenius/dify/blob/main/docker/.env.example) file and update the corresponding values in your `.env` file. Additionally, you might need to make adjustments to the `docker-compose.yaml` file itself, such as changing image versions, port mappings, or volume mounts, based on your specific deployment environment and requirements. After making any changes, please re-run `docker-compose up -d`. You can find the full list of available environment variables [here](https://docs.dify.ai/getting-started/install-self-hosted/environments). If you’d like to configure a highly-available setup, there are community-contributed [Helm Charts](https://helm.sh/) and YAML files which allow Dify to be deployed on Kubernetes. - [Helm Chart by @LeoQuote](https://github.com/douban/charts/tree/master/charts/dify) - [Helm Chart by @BorisPolonsky](https://github.com/BorisPolonsky/dify-helm) - [YAML file by @Winson-030](https://github.com/Winson-030/dify-kubernetes) #### Using Terraform for Deployment ##### Azure Global Deploy Dify to Azure with a single click using [terraform](https://www.terraform.io/). - [Azure Terraform by @nikawang](https://github.com/nikawang/dify-azure-terraform) ## Star history [![Star History Chart](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/6236cea513c18186b166759cebfb03f62af5c304062b31fa54642a9b2eaadc61/68747470733a2f2f6170692e737461722d686973746f72792e636f6d2f7376673f7265706f733d6c616e6767656e6975732f6469667926747970653d44617465)](https://star-history.com/#langgenius/dify&Date) ## Security disclosure To protect your privacy, please avoid posting security issues on GitHub. Instead, send your questions to [security@dify.ai](mailto:security@dify.ai) and we will provide you with a more detailed answer. ## License This repository is available under the [Dify Open Source License](https://github.com/langgenius/dify/blob/main/LICENSE), which is essentially Apache 2.0 with a few additional restrictions. ## GitHub: [https://github.com/langgenius/dify](https://github.com/langgenius/dify)