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 "repo": "mem0ai/mem0",
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 "repo_slug": "mem0ai-mem0",
 "title": "Self-host the memory server with Docker",
 "page_title": "How to self-host Mem0 with Docker",
 "summary": "Bootstrap the server stack, create an admin and issue the first API key.",
 "who": "A team that must keep user memories on its own infrastructure.",
 "problem": "Managed memory services hold user data externally.",
 "outcome": "A self-hosted Mem0 server with a dashboard on port 3000.",
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  "Clone the repo",
  "Run `cd server && make bootstrap`",
  "Or run `cd server && docker compose up -d` and finish in the browser wizard",
  "Point your clients at the server"
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 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "45 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Advanced NLP features need the nlp extra and a spaCy model download.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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  "Software and DevOps"
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 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Python or Node.js",
  "Docker to self-host the server",
  "An LLM provider key for memory extraction"
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 "mentioned_publicly": false,
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 "score": 0.8,
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