Prompt Title: Add Local Markdown Database.

I'm sorry, but I am not familiar with Chat4ALL-j as it is not a known software or platform. Can you please provide more information or context about what Chat4ALL-j is, and how it is used? This will help me provide a more accurate answer to your question.

Thank you for providing more information. From what I understand, Chat4ALL-j is a portable version of the GPT4All platform that runs on a USB stick and allows users to generate natural language text based on a database of knowledge.

To add a local database of markdown articles to the Chat4ALL-j database, you can follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory in the Chat4ALL-j directory called "data". This directory will be used to store your local database files.

2. Convert your markdown articles into a format that can be read by the GPT4All platform. You can use the Pandoc tool to convert your markdown files to HTML format, which can then be converted to GPT4All format using the provided converter script.

3. Use the provided conversion script to convert your HTML files into GPT4All format. The script is located in the Chat4ALL-j directory under the "scripts" directory. You can run the script by opening a terminal window, navigating to the Chat4ALL-j directory, and running the following command:

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python scripts/html2gpt.py data/articles/*.html

This will convert all HTML files in the "data/articles" directory to GPT4All format and save them in the "data" directory.

4. Once the conversion is complete, you can start the GPT4All server by running the following command in the terminal window:

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python chat4all.py

This will start the GPT4All server, and your local database of markdown articles will now be available for use alongside the existing Chat4ALL-j database.

Note that this is a general overview of the process, and there may be additional steps or considerations depending on your specific use case. I recommend consulting the GPT4All documentation and the provided scripts for more detailed instructions.

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