# PankoGPT PankoGPT is a self-hosted AI companion platform for building and deploying custom GPT-powered chatbots. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid. Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/2268/pankogpt ## Description PankoGPT is a self-hosted AI companion platform for building and deploying custom GPT-powered chatbots. It lets you configure each companion with specific goals, operating context, and function tools, then deploy them across WhatsApp, Discord, and Telegram, with vector search (RAG) and an easy web interface for management. It suits homelabbers who want to run and customize their own AI chatbots across their messaging apps. ## Platform availability Available on 1 of 6 install platforms: Unraid. ## Health score 46/100 (Fair), based on 4 of 4 factors. - Maintained: 35 (last commit 379 days ago) - Popular: 38 (79 GitHub stars) - Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image) - Light to run: 100 (256 MB minimum RAM) ## Links - Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/catalinbertadev/panko-gpt/general - Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/panko-gpt-0b70gw917o0d4d?q=panko-gpt ## Common questions ### Is panko-gpt available as a Docker container for Unraid? Yes. The Unraid support topic is for the panko-gpt Docker container and says it abstracts API connections and vector searching. ### Where can I report setup issues? The author's Unraid profile lists Discord and GitHub issues as ways to reach the author, with activity in the panko-gpt support thread. ### Does panko-gpt provide a UI for managing bots? The repository describes creating companions through an easy to use interface. ### Does panko-gpt abstract ChatGPT API and vector search setup? Yes, the Unraid support page says it creates AI bots currently via ChatGPT and abstracts the complexities of API connections and vector searching. ## Alternatives - AnythingLLM: The all-in-one AI app for any LLM with full RAG and AI Agent capabilities. - Claude: AI assistant for chat and API, performing summarization, search, writing, Q&A, and coding with high reliability, customizability, priva… - DeepSeek: DeepSeek is a state-of-the-art AI assistant designed to provide intelligent, conversational support across diverse tasks. - Duck.ai: Duck.ai is a feature that allows you to have private conversations with 3rd-party AI chat models, anonymized by DuckDuckGo. - Ensu: Private offline on-device local LLM app by Ente, open source code, no accounts or tracking, and works cross-platform on mobile and desktop… - Google Gemini: Gemini gives you direct access to Google AI. - Jan.ai: Open-source offline AI chat software supporting local LLMs, cloud model connections, custom assistant creation, OpenAI-compatible API, and… - Lumo by Proton: Privacy-first AI assistant with zero-access encryption, no logging or profiling, open-source code, and user-controlled conversations, subje… - Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat, is an AI chat interface used to converse with Microsoft hosted OpenAI and Claude models wit… - Mistral Vibe: Conversational interface enabling exploration of advanced AI models with real-time moderation, customizable controls, flexible deployment,… - Perplexity: AI tool transforming search experiences by providing accurate answers through a conversational interface, considering context and user pref… - Qwen: Qwen.com is an interface to chat with Alibaba Qwen's Qwen series of models which are renowned for their huge context windows, generous free… --- Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/2268/pankogpt), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.