Name: Uwazi
Availability: InStock
Author: HURIDOCS

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Updated9 hours ago

LanguageTypescript

Setup difficultyAdvanced

Stars: 328
CPU: 2 CPU cores
RAM: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB disk space
Port: 3000 (HTTP web application)
Requires: Elasticsearch, MinIO (S3 storage), MongoDB, Mongosh, Node.js, pdftotext (Poppler), PostgreSQL, Redis, Yarn

Install with Docker Compose

Records management interface showing document collections

Custom template builder with property definitions

PDF metadata extraction service interface

What is Uwazi?

Uwazi is a flexible, web-based database application developed by HURIDOCS for capturing, organizing, analyzing, and sharing collections of documents and information. Originally built for human rights documentation, it serves NGOs, journalists, researchers, archivists, and educators who need to manage structured document collections. Key capabilities include custom templates and properties for data modeling, full-text and PDF search with faceted filters, PDF metadata extraction via ML models, automatic translation across 180+ languages, map and card visualizations, role-based access control at the record level, public entity pages for publishing, CSV import/export, and a RESTful API. The platform integrates with the Tella mobile app for offline data collection in risky environments. Self-hosting is free under the MIT license, requiring Node.js 20, ElasticSearch 8.18, MongoDB 7.0 (as a replica set), Redis, PostgreSQL, and MinIO/S3 storage, with Docker Compose provided for infrastructure dependencies. The application runs on port 3000 by default. Managed hosting tiers are available for organizations preferring a hosted solution.

Should you self-host Uwazi?

Uwazi scores 54/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #25 of 46 in Document Management. It has 328 GitHub stars.

It shipped 6 stable releases in the past year. The latest, 1.229.276, came out on 27 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 1 days.

Setup is advanced: plan for several services and some ongoing maintenance. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Reactive Resume (87/100, 44 983 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See Uwazi vs Reactive Resume side by side.

Features

Automatic translations
CSV import and export
Custom templates and properties
Data visualization (cards, table, map)
Full-text and PDF search
ML-powered metadata extraction
Multi-language support (180+ languages)
Named Entity Recognition
PDF segmentation
Public entity pages
Public submission forms
RESTful API
Role-based Access Control
Thesauri and controlled vocabularies
Two-factor authentication

How to configure Uwazi

AI_ASSISTANT_SERVICE_URLhttp://localhost:5051AI assistant service URL
AI assistant service URL
CLUSTER_MODEfalseEnable cluster mode
Enable cluster mode
values: true, false
DATABASE_NAMEuwazi_developmentMongoDB database name
MongoDB database name
DBHOST127.0.0.1MongoDB host
MongoDB host
DEFAULT_SENDER_EMAILDefault sender email for notifications
Default sender email for notifications
DEFAULT_SITE_NAMEDefault site name
Default site name
ELASTICSEARCH_URLhttp://localhost:9200ElasticSearch URL
ElasticSearch URL
EXTERNAL_SERVICEStrueEnable external ML services
Enable external ML services
values: true, false
FEATURE_FLAG_AI_ASSISTANTtrueEnable AI assistant feature
Enable AI assistant feature
values: true, false
FEATURE_FLAG_PARAGRAPH_EXTRACTIONfalseEnable paragraph extraction feature
Enable paragraph extraction feature
values: true, false
FEATURE_FLAG_POSTGRES_COREfalseEnable PostgreSQL core (experimental)
Enable PostgreSQL core (experimental)
values: true, false
FEATURE_FLAG_THEME_CUSTOMIZATIONfalseEnable theme customization
Enable theme customization
values: true, false
FEATURE_FLAG_TRANSLATION_SERVICEfalseEnable translation service feature
Enable translation service feature
values: true, false
FILES_ROOT_PATHRoot path for file storage
Root path for file storage
INDEX_NAMEuwazi_developmentElasticSearch index name
ElasticSearch index name
MONGO_URIFull MongoDB connection string
Full MongoDB connection string
MULTI_TENANTfalseEnable multi-tenant mode
Enable multi-tenant mode
values: true, false
NEW_HEADERfalseEnable new header UI
Enable new header UI
values: true, false
NODE_ENVdevelopmentNode environment
Node environment
values: development, production
PARAGRAPH_EXTRACTION_URLhttp://localhost:5056Paragraph extraction service URL
Paragraph extraction service URL
PORT3000Server port
Server port
POSTGRES_DBuwazi_developmentPostgreSQL database name
PostgreSQL database name
POSTGRES_HOST127.0.0.1PostgreSQL host
PostgreSQL host
POSTGRES_PASSWORDuwaziPostgreSQL password
PostgreSQL password
POSTGRES_PORT5432PostgreSQL port
PostgreSQL port
POSTGRES_USERuwaziPostgreSQL user
PostgreSQL user
REDIS_HOSTlocalhostRedis host
Redis host
REDIS_PORT6379Redis port
Redis port
S3_ACCESS_KEY_IDminioadminS3 access key
S3 access key
S3_BUCKETuwazi-developmentS3 bucket name
S3 bucket name
S3_ENDPOINThttp://127.0.0.1:9000S3/MinIO endpoint
S3/MinIO endpoint
S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEYminioadminS3 secret key
S3 secret key
SESSIONS_BACKENDmongoSession storage backend
Session storage backend
values: mongo, postgres
TRANSLATION_SERVICE_URLTranslation service URL
Translation service URL
USE_ELASTIC_ICUfalseEnable ICU Analysis Plugin for ElasticSearch
Enable ICU Analysis Plugin for ElasticSearch
values: true, false
USER_SESSION_SECRETSession secret for authentication
Session secret for authentication