How to use the Optimization Assistant in rConfig V8
How to use the Optimization Assistant in rConfig V8
Section titled “How to use the Optimization Assistant in rConfig V8”Backups slowing down as your device count grows? Not sure how many Horizon workers a 4-core server can take? The Optimization Assistant is a chat on the System Optimization settings page that answers rConfig tuning questions using rConfig’s own documentation, so you get an answer in context instead of searching the docs site.
Prerequisites
Section titled “Prerequisites”- The AI Center set up with an active provider (see Getting Started).
- Optimization Assistant turned on in AI Configuration.
- You’ve accepted the AI Center terms, and you can view Settings.
Ask a question
Section titled “Ask a question”1. Open System Optimization
Section titled “1. Open System Optimization”Open Settings from the left sidebar and select System Optimization.
2. Click AI Assistant
Section titled “2. Click AI Assistant”Click AI Assistant at the top of the page. The Optimization Assistant panel opens with the subtitle Ask about database tuning, PHP settings, and system performance, and a greeting.
3. Ask
Section titled “3. Ask”Type your question and send it. Each answer draws on the documentation passages most relevant to that question. Previous conversations are listed under the history icon.
Other good questions: “How often should I run data purge?”, “What database settings matter most for PostgreSQL with rConfig?”
What it can and can’t see
Section titled “What it can and can’t see”The assistant knows rConfig’s documentation. It can’t see your server: not your CPU, memory, queue lengths, PHP settings, or device configs. Ask “how should I tune X” or “what does setting Y do”, and compare the answer with the values on the System Optimization page yourself. It sends only your message and the conversation history to your provider; no device data.
Keep its knowledge current
Section titled “Keep its knowledge current”The documentation the assistant searches is stored in rConfig’s database. An administrator can load or refresh it from docs.rconfig.com with:
cd /var/www/html/rconfig8php artisan rconfig:knowledge:sync-docsThe command fetches the relevant docs pages (PHP settings, database optimization, Horizon, backups, data purge, and similar), splits them into passages, and updates existing entries in place, so it’s safe to re-run. It needs outbound HTTPS to docs.rconfig.com; answering questions afterwards doesn’t. Run it after installing and after upgrades.