Self-host Unstructured with Docker
An API that turns PDFs, Word files, and other documents into clean data for RAG pipelines.
This page describes the Levelrail template for Unstructured (AI). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server.
Project site: https://github.com/Unstructured-IO/unstructured-api.Recommended memory: about 2048 MiB.
Services, ports and volumes
| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
unstructured | downloads.unstructured.io/unstructured-io/unstructured-api:latest | 8000 | none |
Environment variables
| Service | Variable | Value |
|---|---|---|
unstructured | UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY | Generated at deploy |
Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.
Deploy Unstructured with Levelrail
In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Unstructured. Review the Compose body and deploy.
With the CLI:
levelrail-cli templates deploy unstructured --name my-unstructuredSee Service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.
More AI templates
All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.