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+A workspace to build, deploy and manage AI agents and workflows.
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+## Quickstart
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+### Cloud-hosted: [sim.ai](https://sim.ai)
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+### Self-hosted
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+```bash
+npx simstudio
+```
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+Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
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+Docker must be installed and running. Use `-p, --port ` to run Sim on a different port, or `--no-pull` to skip pulling the latest Docker images.
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+## Capabilities
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+- Connect 1,000+ integrations and every major LLM
+- Add Slack, Notion, HubSpot, Salesforce, databases, and more
+- Build agents visually, conversationally, or with code
+- Ingest files, knowledge bases, and structured table data
+- Monitor runs, logs, schedules, and workflow activity
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+## One workspace, every surface
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+Chat and workflows are just the start — tables, files, knowledge, and scheduled tasks all live in the same workspace.
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+ Tables — a database, built in
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+ Files — one store for your team and every agent
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+ Knowledge — your agents' memory
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+ Scheduled tasks — runs on your schedule
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+## Self-hosting
+
+### Docker Compose
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/simstudioai/sim.git && cd sim
+docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d
+```
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+Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)
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+Sim also supports local models via [Ollama](https://ollama.ai) and [vLLM](https://docs.vllm.ai/). See the [Docker self-hosting docs](https://docs.sim.ai/self-hosting/docker) for setup details.
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+### Manual Setup
+
+**Requirements:** [Bun](https://bun.sh/), [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v20+, PostgreSQL 12+ with [pgvector](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector)
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+1. Clone and install:
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+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/simstudioai/sim.git
+cd sim
+bun install
+bun run prepare # Set up pre-commit hooks
+```
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+2. Set up PostgreSQL with pgvector:
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+```bash
+docker run --name simstudio-db -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=your_password -e POSTGRES_DB=simstudio -p 5432:5432 -d pgvector/pgvector:pg17
+```
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+Or install manually via the [pgvector guide](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector#installation).
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+3. Configure environment:
+
+```bash
+cp apps/sim/.env.example apps/sim/.env
+# Create your secrets
+perl -i -pe "s/your_encryption_key/$(openssl rand -hex 32)/" apps/sim/.env
+perl -i -pe "s/your_internal_api_secret/$(openssl rand -hex 32)/" apps/sim/.env
+perl -i -pe "s/your_api_encryption_key/$(openssl rand -hex 32)/" apps/sim/.env
+# DB configs for migration
+cp packages/db/.env.example packages/db/.env
+# Edit both .env files to set DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:your_password@localhost:5432/simstudio"
+```
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+4. Run migrations:
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+```bash
+cd packages/db && bun run db:migrate
+```
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+5. Start development servers:
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+```bash
+bun run dev:full # Starts Next.js app and realtime socket server
+```
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+Or run separately: `bun run dev` (Next.js) and `cd apps/sim && bun run dev:sockets` (realtime).
+
+## Chat API Keys
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+Chat is a Sim-managed service. To use Chat on a self-hosted instance:
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+- Go to https://sim.ai → Settings → Chat keys and generate a Chat API key
+- Set `COPILOT_API_KEY` environment variable in your self-hosted apps/sim/.env file to that value
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+## Environment Variables
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+See the [environment variables reference](https://docs.sim.ai/self-hosting/environment-variables) for the full list, or [`apps/sim/.env.example`](apps/sim/.env.example) for defaults.
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+## Tech Stack
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+Next.js · Bun · PostgreSQL · Drizzle · Better Auth · Tailwind — and the rest of the stack
+
+- **Framework**: [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/) (App Router)
+- **Runtime**: [Bun](https://bun.sh/)
+- **Database**: PostgreSQL with [Drizzle ORM](https://orm.drizzle.team)
+- **Authentication**: [Better Auth](https://better-auth.com)
+- **Schema Validation**: [Zod](https://zod.dev)
+- **UI**: [Shadcn](https://ui.shadcn.com/), [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com)
+- **Streaming Markdown**: [Streamdown](https://github.com/vercel/streamdown)
+- **State Management**: [Zustand](https://zustand-demo.pmnd.rs/), [TanStack Query](https://tanstack.com/query)
+- **Flow Editor**: [ReactFlow](https://reactflow.dev/)
+- **Docs**: [Fumadocs](https://fumadocs.vercel.app/)
+- **Monorepo**: [Turborepo](https://turborepo.org/)
+- **Realtime**: [Socket.io](https://socket.io/)
+- **Background Jobs**: [Trigger.dev](https://trigger.dev/)
+- **Remote Code Execution**: [E2B](https://www.e2b.dev/)
+- **Isolated Code Execution**: [isolated-vm](https://github.com/laverdet/isolated-vm)
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+## Contributing
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+We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.
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+## License
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+This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
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