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Create a private document Q&A system with Llama3, Postgres, Qdrant and Google Drive

David OlusolaDavid Olusola
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2/3/2026
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⚙️ How It Works: LocalRAG.AI

⚠️ Note: This system only works for self-hosted n8n instances. It will not function on n8n.cloud or other remote setups. LocalRAG.AI is a private, on-prem AI assistant that uses your own documents to answer questions intelligently. It combines LangChain, Ollama, Qdrant, and Postgres into a powerful AI pipeline — all running locally for maximum data privacy.

🔄 What It Does

Monitors Your Google Drive Folders for new or updated files. Downloads the file, extracts the text, and prepares it. Generates Embeddings using your local Ollama model (e.g., LLaMA 3). Stores them in Qdrant, your local vector database. During a chat, it: Uses vector search to retrieve relevant chunks. Combines them with chat history stored in Postgres. Responds via a LangChain AI agent using your local model. 🛠️ Setup Steps (Self-hosted Only) Install and Self-host n8n (e.g., via Docker). Set up your Ollama instance locally and load your desired LLM (e.g., llama3). Deploy Qdrant locally for vector storage. Connect a Postgres DB to store chat history. Create and import the workflow in n8n. Authenticate Google Drive to monitor folders. Connect credentials for Ollama, Qdrant, Postgres in the n8n workflow. Start chatting through the Webhook Trigger or custom UI. 🧠 Perfect For: Research teams handling confidential data Internal documentation Q&A AI chatbots that don’t rely on OpenAI or cloud

Private Document QA System with Llama3, Postgres, Qdrant, and Google Drive

This n8n workflow automates the process of creating a private document Q&A system. It listens for new or updated files in a specified Google Drive folder, extracts their content, processes them using a Llama3 language model for embeddings and text splitting, stores them in a Qdrant vector store, and enables a conversational AI agent with Postgres chat memory to answer questions based on these documents.

What it does

This workflow simplifies the creation of a powerful, private Q&A system by:

  1. Monitoring Google Drive: It triggers whenever new files are added or existing files are updated in a designated Google Drive folder.
  2. Extracting File Content: It automatically extracts the text content from the uploaded or updated files.
  3. Loading Documents: The extracted content is then loaded as documents for further processing.
  4. Splitting Text: It uses a Recursive Character Text Splitter to break down large documents into smaller, manageable chunks, optimizing them for embedding and retrieval.
  5. Generating Embeddings: It leverages an Ollama Embeddings model (likely running Llama3 or a similar model) to create vector embeddings for each text chunk.
  6. Storing in Vector Database: These embeddings are then stored in a Qdrant Vector Store, making them searchable for semantic similarity.
  7. Enabling Conversational AI: It sets up an AI Agent (powered by Ollama Chat Model, likely Llama3) that can answer questions.
  8. Managing Chat History: It integrates Postgres Chat Memory to maintain conversation history, allowing the AI agent to understand context across multiple interactions.
  9. Providing Q&A Tool: The AI agent is equipped with a Vector Store Question Answer Tool, enabling it to retrieve relevant information from the Qdrant store to answer user queries.

Prerequisites/Requirements

Before running this workflow, you will need:

  • n8n Instance: A running n8n instance.
  • Google Account: A Google account with access to Google Drive for the trigger and file operations. You'll need to set up Google Drive credentials in n8n.
  • Ollama Installation: An Ollama server running locally or accessible via network, with the desired language model (e.g., Llama3) and embedding model downloaded.
  • Qdrant Instance: A running Qdrant vector database instance.
  • PostgreSQL Database: A PostgreSQL database for storing chat memory.
  • Langchain Credentials: Configure Langchain credentials in n8n for Ollama, Qdrant, and Postgres.

Setup/Usage

  1. Import the Workflow: Download the provided JSON and import it into your n8n instance.
  2. Configure Google Drive Trigger:
    • Set up your Google Drive credential.
    • Specify the Google Drive folder ID you want to monitor for new or updated documents.
  3. Configure Ollama Models:
    • In the "Embeddings Ollama" node, ensure the correct Ollama credential is set and the model name matches your downloaded embedding model (e.g., nomic-embed-text).
    • In the "Ollama Chat Model" node, ensure the correct Ollama credential is set and the model name matches your downloaded chat model (e.g., llama3).
    • In the "Ollama Model" node, ensure the correct Ollama credential is set and the model name matches your downloaded text completion model (e.g., llama3).
  4. Configure Qdrant Vector Store:
    • Set up your Qdrant credential.
    • Specify the collection name where embeddings will be stored.
  5. Configure Postgres Chat Memory:
    • Set up your PostgreSQL credential.
    • Ensure the database and table are correctly configured for chat history.
  6. Activate the Workflow: Once all credentials and configurations are set, activate the workflow.

Now, any new or updated documents in your specified Google Drive folder will be automatically processed and added to your Q&A system. You can then interact with the AI Agent via the "When chat message received" trigger to ask questions about your private documents.

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