# AI Integration for Self-Hosted

To use AI-powered Chat on your self-hosted installation, follow these steps:

* Ensure you have pgDash version 3.5.27 or above installed. If you need to upgrade, follow the instructions in the [self-hosted](https://docs.pgdash.io/self-hosted "mention") page.
* Currently, OpenAI and Google Gemini are supported as AI providers. Obtain an API key from either of these providers. pgDash uses the chat completion / text generation APIs fot the AI-powered Chat feature.
* Edit `/etc/pgdash/pgdash.cfg` and locate the `[ai]` section. Set the keys appropriately:
  * `provider` to either `openai` or `gemini`
  * `apikey` to the API key from OpenAI or Gemini
  * `model` to any model from the provider that supports chat completion / text generation.

pgDash benefits a lot from larger context windows. As of now, we recommend using Google Gemini with `gemini-2.5-pro`  model.

All responses of AI must be verified before use.

Finally, note that OpenAI or Google Gemini will charge you for the API calls made to enable the AI responses.