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1. Not receiving reset password emails

You need to configure the Mail parameters in the .env file. For detailed instructions, please refer to “Environment Variables Explanation: Mail-related configuration”.

After modifying the configuration, run the following commands to restart the service:

If you still haven’t received the email, please check if the email service is working properly and whether the email has been placed in the trash list.

2. How to handle if the workflow is too complex and exceeds the node limit?

In the community edition, you can manually adjust the MAX_TREE_DEPTH limit for single branch depth in web/app/components/workflow/constants.ts. Our default value is 50, and it’s important to note that excessively deep branches may affect performance in self-hosted scenarios.

3. How to specify the runtime for each workflow node?

You can modify the TEXT_GENERATION_TIMEOUT_MS variable in the .env file to adjust the runtime for each node. This helps prevent overall application service unavailability caused by certain processes timing out.

4. How to reset the password of the admin account?

If you deployed using Docker Compose, you can reset the password with the following command while your Docker Compose is running:

It will prompt you to enter the email address and the new password. Example:

5. How to Change the Port

If you’re using Docker Compose, you can customize the access port by modifying the .env configuration file.

You need to modify the Nginx configuration:

Other self-host issue please check this document Self-Host Related。

6. How to resolve database connection errors in docker-api-1?

Issue Details: When accessing http://localhost, you may encounter an Internal Server Error; and the following message might appear in the docker-api-1 logs:

Solution: Update the /var/lib/postgresql/pgdata/pg_hba.conf file inside the db container to allow connections from the network segment mentioned in the error message. For example:

7. How to change the file size limit for knowledge base uploads?

Modify the UPLOAD_FILE_SIZE_LIMIT parameter in the .env file to adjust the default limit. Additionally, you should also sync the NGINX_CLIENT_MAX_BODY_SIZE parameter value to avoid potential issues.