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dify — overview
Dify Cloud · Self-hosting · Documentation · Dify edition overview
Dify is an open-source LLM app development platform. Its intuitive interface combines AI workflow, RAG pipeline, agent capabilities, model management, observability features (including Opik, Langfuse, and Arize Phoenix) and more, letting you quickly go from prototype to production. Here's a list of the core features:
Quick start Before installing Dify, make sure your machine meets the following minimum system requirements:
- CPU >= 2 Core
- RAM >= 4 GiB
The easiest way to start the Dify server is through Docker Compose. Install Docker with a running daemon, Docker Compose v2.35.0 or later, and OpenSSL.
For a new deployment, run the following commands from the repository root. For an existing deployment, preserve your .env and follow the upgrade guidance.
Open .env and set DIFY_AGENT_LOCAL_SANDBOX_AUTH_TOKEN to the generated value. Keep the default COMPOSE_PROFILES value for the bundled services. Service defaults load automatically; no additional configuration files are required.
From the same docker directory, start the services:
Once the services are running, open http://localhost/install to complete the initial setup. The one-time init_permissions service is expected to exit with code 0.
For optional settings and service overrides, see the Docker deployment guide.
Seeking help
Please refer to our FAQ if you encounter problems setting up Dify. Reach out to the community and us if you are still having issues. If you'd like to contribute to Dify or do additional development, refer to our guide to deploying from source code
How to install dify
- Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
- If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the command below first.
- Run this command:
Latest 10 releases
Last updated 2026-11-04; current version 1.19.0, with the latest 10 releases listed.
| Version | Released | Type | Size | macOS | Windows | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.19.0 | 2026-11-04 | Stable | 60.2 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| 1.18.0 | 2026-10-23 | Stable | 60.2 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| 1.17.1 | 2026-09-10 | Stable | 59.5 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| 1.17.0 | 2026-08-25 | Stable | 59.3 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| 1.16.1 | 2026-07-28 | Stable | 59.3 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| 1.16.0 | 2026-07-17 | Stable | 59.3 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| 1.15.0 | 2026-06-25 | Stable | 59.3 MB | Download | Download | Download |
| 1.14.2 | 2026-05-19 | Stable | — | — | — | — |
| 1.14.1 | 2026-05-12 | Stable | — | — | — | — |
| 1.16.0-rc1 | 2026-07-09 | Pre-release | — | — | — | — |
Data from GitHub Releases; stable releases first, each group sorted newest first.
Compared with similar apps
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| App | Version | License | Architecture | 30-day installs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dify | 1.19.0 | — | Universal binary | 0 |
| Codex | rust-v0.169.0 | — | Universal binary | 417,825 |
| ollama | v0.40.16 | MIT | CLI | 63,182 |
| Claude Code | 2.1.308 | — | Universal binary | 60,329 |
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