Documentation
Configuration Reference
Explore every configuration section, option, default value, environment override, and complete example.
What Hister Is
Understand what Hister indexes, how retrieval works, who it is for, and where your data remains.
Quickstart
Start a local Hister server, connect a browser extension, and search your first indexed pages.
Installing Hister
Install a release binary, build from source, or run Hister with Docker, Nix, or Proxmox VE.
Browser Extension
Install and configure browser capture, authentication, search integration, and indexing controls.
Query Language Guide
Build precise searches with fields, phrases, dates, wildcards, negation, sorting, and alternatives.
Browser Ingestion
Choose between live browser capture and history imports, and understand how repeated visits are stored.
Importing Documents
Import files, browser history, bookmarks, archives, and supported reading services into Hister.
Website Crawler
Index individual URLs or run persistent crawls with scope rules, browser backends, and resumable jobs.
File Types
Review supported local files, directory filters, document formats, and archive import behavior.
User Handling
Configure multiple users, authentication, access tokens, document ownership, and public access.
Rules
Control indexing and ranking with skip, priority, versioning, and query alias rules.
Data Storage and Lifecycle
Learn where Hister stores data and how updates, previews, deletion, cleanup, and backups behave.
Terminal Client
Use Hister commands, global flags, terminal search, keyboard controls, mouse controls, and themes.
Extractors
Understand and configure the built in content handlers used for indexing and previews.
MCP Integration
Connect assistants to Hister search, previews, and history through the authenticated MCP endpoint.
Server Setup
Run Hister on a local network or public server with authentication, TLS, and reverse proxies.
Docker
Deploy Hister with Docker Compose, persistent storage, external access, and a reverse proxy.
Troubleshooting
Diagnose server startup, interface, extension, import, memory, and browser debugging problems.