🔒 AWS Private RAG

Privacy-first RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) platform that runs entirely in your AWS account. Your documents never leave your infrastructure.

🎯 What is AWS Private RAG?

A self-hosted, privacy-focused alternative to cloud RAG platforms like ChatGPT Enterprise or Claude for Work. Perfect for:

🏥 Healthcare practices (HIPAA compliance)
⚖️ Law firms (attorney-client privilege)
💰 Financial services (SOC 2, SEC compliance)
🏢 Any organization that can't send sensitive data to third-party APIs

Key Features

✅ 100% Private - Data never leaves your AWS VPC
✅ Open Source - Fork, modify, audit the code
✅ Production-Ready - Full CRUD, auth, monitoring, backups
✅ Cost-Effective - $50-$400/month depending on scale
✅ Easy Deployment - One-command AWS CDK deploy
✅ Multiple LLMs - Llama 3.1 8B (CPU) or 70B (GPU)
✅ Compliance-Ready - HIPAA, SOC 2 documentation included

🏗️ Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Your AWS Account / VPC                             │
│                                                      │
│  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌──────────┐         │
│  │ Next.js  │→ │ FastAPI  │→ │ Llama 3  │         │
│  │ Frontend │  │ Backend  │  │ (Local)  │         │
│  └──────────┘  └──────────┘  └──────────┘         │
│                      ↓              ↓               │
│              ┌───────────┐   ┌──────────┐         │
│              │  Qdrant   │   │    S3    │         │
│              │ (Vectors) │   │ (Docs)   │         │
│              └───────────┘   └──────────┘         │
│                                                      │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
        No external API calls • Data stays private

Tech Stack

Frontend:

Next.js 14 (App Router)
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui
React Query

Backend:

Python 3.11 + FastAPI
LangChain
sentence-transformers
Qdrant (vector database)

LLM Inference:

Ollama (local inference)
Llama 3.1 8B (default, CPU)
Llama 3.1 70B (optional, GPU)

Infrastructure:

AWS ECS Fargate (web + API)
AWS EC2 Spot (GPU inference)
AWS RDS PostgreSQL (metadata)
AWS S3 (document storage)
AWS Cognito (authentication)
AWS CDK (Infrastructure as Code)

🚀 Quick Start

Option 1: Local Development (Docker Compose)

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/psadigh91/PrivateRAGForMidMarket.git
cd aws-private-rag

# Start all services
docker-compose up

# Open browser
open http://localhost:3000

Services:

Frontend: http://localhost:3000
Backend API: http://localhost:8000
API Docs: http://localhost:8000/docs
Qdrant UI: http://localhost:6333/dashboard

Option 2: Deploy to AWS

# Prerequisites
npm install -g aws-cdk
aws configure

# Install dependencies
cd infrastructure
npm install

# Bootstrap CDK (first time only)
cdk bootstrap

# Deploy all stacks
cdk deploy --all

# Output will show your app URL
# https://your-alb-url.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com

Estimated AWS Cost: $50-$400/month (see Cost Breakdown)

📋 Features

Document Management

✅ Upload PDF, DOCX, TXT, MD, CSV, XLSX
✅ OCR for scanned documents (AWS Textract)
✅ Document versioning
✅ Bulk upload (drag & drop)
✅ Document preview
✅ Soft delete with recovery

Intelligent Search

✅ Semantic search (vector similarity)
✅ Hybrid search (keyword + semantic)
✅ Source citations with page numbers
✅ Conversation history
✅ Multi-document context
✅ Streaming responses

Security & Compliance

✅ Data encryption at rest (S3, RDS, EFS)
✅ Encryption in transit (TLS 1.3)
✅ Private VPC deployment
✅ No external API calls (fully local LLM)
✅ Audit logs (all document access)
✅ PII detection and masking
✅ Data retention policies
✅ HIPAA compliance documentation
✅ SOC 2 checklist

User Management

✅ Multi-user workspaces
✅ Role-based access control (admin, editor, viewer)
✅ Email invitations
✅ SSO integration (SAML, OAuth)
✅ Usage quotas per user

Developer Experience

✅ REST API with OpenAPI docs
✅ Python SDK (pip install aws-private-rag-sdk)
✅ Webhooks for events
✅ CLI tool for management
✅ Plugin system for custom processors

Admin Dashboard

✅ Usage analytics
✅ Cost tracking
✅ Storage monitoring
✅ Error logs
✅ System health metrics

💰 Cost Breakdown

Small Deployment (1-10 users, CPU only)

ECS Fargate (web + API):        $30/month
RDS PostgreSQL (db.t4g.micro):  $12/month
S3 (50GB documents):            $1.15/month
EFS (Qdrant persistence):       $3/month
Application Load Balancer:      $18/month
───────────────────────────────────────
Total: ~$65/month

Medium Deployment (10-50 users, GPU)

ECS Fargate (2 vCPU, 4GB):      $30/month
EC2 g5.xlarge Spot (GPU):       $220/month (70% savings vs on-demand)
RDS PostgreSQL (db.t4g.small):  $24/month
S3 (500GB documents):           $12/month
EFS (100GB):                    $30/month
ALB + data transfer:            $40/month
───────────────────────────────────────
Total: ~$356/month

Large Deployment (50-500 users)

ECS Fargate (4 vCPU, 8GB):      $60/month
EC2 g5.2xlarge Spot (GPU):      $440/month
RDS (db.m5.large):              $140/month
S3 (5TB):                       $115/month
EFS (1TB):                      $300/month
ALB + WAF:                      $150/month
───────────────────────────────────────
Total: ~$1,205/month

Note: Costs scale with usage. Free tier covers first year for small deployments.

🛠️ Installation

Prerequisites

Required:

Node.js 20+ (for CDK and frontend)
Python 3.11+ (for backend)
Docker Desktop (for local development)
AWS Account + CLI configured

Optional:

GPU (NVIDIA, 16GB+ VRAM) for Llama 3.1 70B

Local Development Setup

# 1. Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/your-org/aws-private-rag.git
cd aws-private-rag

# 2. Install backend dependencies
cd backend
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 3. Install frontend dependencies
cd ../frontend
npm install

# 4. Start services with Docker Compose
cd ..
docker-compose up -d

# 5. Run database migrations
cd backend
alembic upgrade head

# 6. Create initial admin user
python scripts/create_admin.py --email admin@example.com --password changeme

# 7. Start development servers
# Terminal 1: Backend
cd backend
uvicorn app.main:app --reload

# Terminal 2: Frontend
cd frontend
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000 and log in with admin credentials.

🎓 Usage

Basic Document Upload & Query

# 1. Upload a document
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/documents \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -F "file=@contract.pdf" \
  -F "workspace_id=default"

# 2. Query the document
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/query \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "query": "What are the payment terms?",
    "workspace_id": "default"
  }'

Python SDK

from aws_private_rag import PrivateRAG

# Initialize client
client = PrivateRAG(
    api_url="http://localhost:8000",
    api_key="your-api-key"
)

# Upload document
doc = client.documents.upload(
    file_path="contract.pdf",
    workspace_id="default"
)

# Query
response = client.query(
    query="What are the payment terms?",
    workspace_id="default"
)

print(response.answer)
print(response.sources)  # Citations with page numbers

Web Interface

Upload Documents: Drag & drop PDFs, Word docs, or text files
Chat Interface: Ask questions about your documents
View Sources: Click citations to see original text
Manage Users: Invite team members, set permissions
Monitor Usage: Track queries, storage, and costs

🔐 Security

Data Protection

At Rest: All data encrypted with AWS KMS
In Transit: TLS 1.3 for all connections
Private Network: Runs in isolated VPC, no public internet access to data services
No External Calls: LLM runs locally, OpenAI/Anthropic never see your data

Authentication

AWS Cognito for user management
JWT tokens with 15-minute expiration
Refresh tokens with 7-day expiration
MFA support (TOTP)
SSO integration (SAML, OAuth)

Compliance

See COMPLIANCE.md for:

HIPAA compliance checklist
SOC 2 controls mapping
GDPR data handling guide
Audit logging setup

📊 Architecture Deep-Dive

Document Processing Pipeline

1. Upload → S3 (encrypted bucket)
2. Extract text (PyPDF2, python-docx, Textract for OCR)
3. Chunk text (500 tokens, 50 token overlap)
4. Generate embeddings (all-MiniLM-L6-v2)
5. Store in Qdrant (with metadata: filename, page, user)
6. Index for search

Query Pipeline

1. User query → Embed query
2. Vector search in Qdrant (top 5 chunks)
3. Retrieve original text from chunks
4. Inject into LLM prompt with context
5. Stream response to user
6. Log query + response for audit

LLM Options

Model	Size	Hardware	Quality	Speed	Cost
Llama 3.1 8B	4.7GB	CPU (8GB RAM)	Good	Fast	$30/mo
Llama 3.1 70B	40GB	GPU (16GB VRAM)	Excellent	Medium	$220/mo
GPT-4 API*	N/A	Cloud	Best	Fast	$2.50/1M tokens

*Not recommended for privacy use case, but available as hybrid fallback

🧪 Testing

# Run unit tests
cd backend
pytest

# Run integration tests
pytest tests/integration/

# Run E2E tests
cd ../frontend
npm run test:e2e

# Load testing
cd ../tests
locust -f load_test.py --host=http://localhost:8000

Test Coverage:

Backend: 85%+ coverage
Frontend: 75%+ coverage
Integration tests for all API endpoints
E2E tests for critical user flows

🚢 Deployment

AWS CDK Deployment

cd infrastructure

# Configure deployment
export AWS_REGION=us-west-2
export DEPLOYMENT_MODE=serverless  # or 'gpu' or 'hybrid'

# Deploy
cdk deploy --all

# Outputs:
# - ApplicationURL: https://...
# - UserPoolId: us-west-2_...
# - APIEndpoint: https://...

Deployment Modes

Serverless (CPU only):

cdk deploy --context mode=serverless
# Llama 3.1 8B on CPU
# Cost: ~$65/month

GPU-Enhanced:

cdk deploy --context mode=gpu
# Llama 3.1 70B on GPU (EC2 Spot)
# Cost: ~$356/month

Hybrid (fallback to OpenAI API):

cdk deploy --context mode=hybrid
# Local by default, fallback to GPT-4 for complex queries
# Requires OPENAI_API_KEY in Secrets Manager

🔄 Updates & Maintenance

# Update to latest version
git pull origin main

# Rebuild Docker images
docker-compose build --no-cache

# Update CDK deployment
cd infrastructure
cdk deploy --all

# Run database migrations
cd ../backend
alembic upgrade head

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🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Areas we need help:

🐛 Bug reports and fixes
📚 Documentation improvements
🌍 Multi-language support
🔌 Plugin development (custom document processors)
🧪 Test coverage improvements
🎨 UI/UX enhancements

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with:

LangChain - RAG orchestration
Qdrant - Vector database
Ollama - Local LLM inference
Next.js - Frontend framework
FastAPI - Backend framework
shadcn/ui - UI components

Inspired by the need for privacy-first AI tools in regulated industries.

📞 Support

📖 Documentation: docs/
🐛 Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
📧 Email: psadigh91@gmail.com

🗺️ Roadmap

v1.0 (Current)

✅ Core RAG pipeline
✅ Document management
✅ User authentication
✅ AWS deployment

v1.1 (Next)

⏳ Fine-tuning interface
⏳ Advanced analytics
⏳ Mobile app
⏳ Slack/Teams integration

v2.0 (Future)

⏳ Multi-modal support (images, audio)
⏳ Real-time collaboration
⏳ Knowledge graph visualization
⏳ Auto-tagging and categorization

Built with ❤️ for the open-source community

Making AI private, secure, and accessible to everyone.

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