Getting Started

MADI is built as a collection of indepedent components. This enables easier debugging and flexibility in deployments. What suits one organization may not suit another.

The key components are:

1. API: FeathersJS in NodeJS
2. Database: PostgreSQL / CloudSQL
3. Blob Storage: Google Cloud Storage
4. Repository Managment: Meta (instead of Git Submodules)
5. Parsers: NLM-Ingestor (An Apache Tika-based Document Parser)
6. Infrastructure as Code: Terraform

If you are not a developer, setting up the entire codebase for MADI is likely overkill. If you are interested in simply testing the system out locally, you should follow these instructions:

• Simple Setup / Docker Only

If you are a looking to build a plugin for MADI for your organization, you should proceed to to the plugin instructions:

• Plugin Setup / Docker + JS

If you are a developer looking to contribute to MADI or develop a more advanced plugin for MADI , you should proceed to to the advanced instructions:

• Advanced Setup / Docker + Node

NOTE: Neither version of MADI currently supports fully local processing. If your organization does not allowing sharing of data with OpenAI, then you should not be using this setup.