Boring Paper Co - AI-Powered Business Platform

Boring Paper Co is a modern, AI-powered business platform that combines document management, AI chat assistance, and security monitoring into a unified web application. Built with microservices architecture, it's designed to run seamlessly across multiple cloud providers.

🎯 What Does Boring Paper Co Do?

📄 Document Management & Processing

• File Upload & Storage: Secure document upload with support for multiple file types
• AI-Powered Analysis: Intelligent document processing using local AI models
• Search & Organization: Advanced search capabilities across your document library

🤖 AI Chat Assistant

• Intelligent Conversations: Chat with an AI assistant powered by Ollama's tinyllama:1.1b-chat model
• Context-Aware Responses: AI that understands your business context and documents
• Local AI Processing: Privacy-focused AI that runs entirely on your infrastructure

🏗️ Architecture Overview

Boring Paper Co is built using a microservices architecture with 5 core services:

Service	Purpose	Technology
UI	React frontend with NGINX proxy	React, Vite, NGINX
SDK	Core business logic and API	Go, Echo framework
ContainerXDR	Security monitoring & terminal	Go, WebSocket support
AI Chat	AI conversation interface	Go, Ollama integration
Ollama	Local AI model inference	Ollama, tinyllama:1.1b-chat model

Key Technical Features

• Multi-Cloud Ready: Deploy on AWS EKS, Azure AKS, or Google Cloud GKE
• Containerized: Fully containerized with Docker for easy deployment
• Scalable: Kubernetes-native design for horizontal scaling
• Secure: Built-in security scanning and monitoring
• AI-First: Local AI processing for privacy and performance

🚀 Getting Started

Option 1: Local Development (Docker Compose)

cd local
docker-compose up -d
# Access at http://localhost:3000

Option 2: Cloud Deployment

Choose your preferred cloud provider:

• AWS EKS - Enterprise-grade Kubernetes on AWS
• Azure AKS - Managed Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure
• Google Cloud GKE - Google's managed Kubernetes service

Each cloud deployment includes:

• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
• Automated deployment scripts for easy setup
• Production-ready configuration with load balancing and monitoring

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Infrastructure

• Kubernetes - Container orchestration and management
• Docker - Application containerization
• Terraform - Infrastructure as Code automation

Multi-Cloud Deployment

• Identical functionality across AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Cloud-native optimizations for each platform
• Consistent user experience regardless of deployment location
• Easy migration between cloud providers

Multi-Cloud Context Switching

# Ensure Kube Context is correct for the cluster you may be interacting with
kubectl config current-context

# List all available contexts
kubectl config get-contexts

# Switch Kube Contexts
kubectl config use-context <Name to switch to>