configuration.md

Configuration

ask.UOS uses YAML files, environment variables, and runtime settings managed through Pydantic models.

Configuration Files

• config.yaml: Main configuration for model, language, legal, application, embedding, database, and logging
• .env: Environment variables for API keys, endpoints, and security

Configuration Models

• Model, application, and database settings are validated at startup
• Embedding configuration supports Ollama and Fastembed

Loading and Updating

• Configuration is loaded from YAML and environment variables

Environment-Specific Configurations

• Development, production, and testing configurations are supported

Validation

• Language and embedding settings are validated
• API connections are checked at startup

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