RAG_* environment variables are not populated as the configuration document described

[davidshen84]

In https://docs.openwebui.com/getting-started/env-configuration/#rag_openai_api_base_url, the RAG_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL environment variable should default to the value of OPENAI_API_BASE_URL. However, it is not populated in the open-webui pod.

A quick search in the codebase shows that the RAG_* variables are not mentioned anywhere, except in one comment.

I suppose the configuration document is not specifically tailored for Kubernetes deployment, and the Helm chart is not strictly implemented according to that document. But which way should it be?

• Update Helm chart to comply with the common configuration
• Add a Helm chart specific configuration guide

[0xThresh]

Hey @davidshen84, are you seeing that the behavior of Open WebUI is incorrect if RAG_OPENAI_API_BASE_URL is not set at the chart level/ on the Open WebUI pod?

For what it's worth, the Helm chart should comply with the common configuration wherever possible.

[davidshen84]

I inspected the pod env and there's no RAG env variables. In the web UI, RAG related configuration values are filled with the default values, not inheriting the OPENAI related values.

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