adding sources

sources are the folders containing your photos, videos, and other media files that you want to index and search.

add source wizard

click the "add source" button to launch the add source wizard, which guides you through five simple steps:

step 1: choose source type

select the type of content you want to index:

• photos and images
• videos
• documents with text
• audio files

step 2: browse for folder

click "browse" to select the folder containing your media files. you can add:

• local folders
• external drives
• network storage (if mounted)

step 3: configure settings

customize how your source will be indexed:

scan depth

• recursive: scan all subfolders
• single folder: only scan the selected folder

file types

• images: jpg, png, heic, webp, etc.
• videos: mp4, mov, avi, etc.
• audio: mp3, wav, m4a, etc.

processing options

• enable face detection
• enable object detection
• enable ocr (text extraction)
• enable audio transcription

step 4: permissions

grant silo permission to:

• read files from the selected folder
• write index data to the local database
• access camera roll metadata (optional)

step 5: indexing

once configured, click "start indexing" to begin processing:

• files are scanned and copied to the index
• ai models generate embeddings
• faces are detected and clustered
• objects and text are extracted

monitoring progress

during indexing, you can view:

• total files scanned
• files processed
• processing speed
• estimated time remaining
• any errors encountered

viewing statistics

after indexing completes, visit the stats page to see:

• total indexed files
• faces detected
• clusters created
• storage used
• processing time

multiple sources

you can add multiple sources to the same silo:

1. complete indexing of the first source
2. click "add source" again
3. repeat the process for additional folders

all sources will be searchable together within the silo.