# Latest **URL:** https://aleph.discourse.group/latest.md [Latest](https://aleph.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://aleph.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://aleph.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to Aleph! 👋](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-aleph/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 7:21am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-aleph/5 "2023-06-30T07:21:11Z")
We are so glad you joined us. Aleph A place for developers, deployers, and users of the OCCRP Aleph platform Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture … --- ## [OpenAleph 5 release](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/openaleph-5-release/310)
**Author:** [@alex](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/alex)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/openaleph-5-release/310 "2026-07-01T12:40:04Z")
OpenAleph, a fork of Aleph 3.x maintained by Data and Research Center, has released a major version: OpenAleph 5. Here’s what’s new: :magnifying\_glass\_tilted\_right: Discovery Dashboard: see the people, companies, organ… --- ## [alephclient 2.7.0 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/alephclient-2-7-0-released/339)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/alephclient-2-7-0-released/339 "2026-03-05T17:37:50Z")
alephclient 2.7.0 released Added optional support for uploading files using signed URLs compatible with Aleph Pro. Default crawldir behavior is unchanged. Added optional support for another Aleph Pro feature – managing… --- ## [\[off-topic\] Funny code comments in Aleph](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/off-topic-funny-code-comments-in-aleph/206)
**Author:** [@stchris](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/stchris)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 10:32am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/off-topic-funny-code-comments-in-aleph/206 "2026-02-25T10:32:08Z")
I have to say @pudo not only created an amazing tool, but also wrote very maintainable code. But part of the joy of working on Aleph is finding his funny comments. Here’s the thread to collect them, I’ll start: --- ## [Aleph Proᴮᴱᵀᴬ launches Monday!](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-pro-launches-monday/325)
**Author:** [@ezana.ceman](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/ezana.ceman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-pro-launches-monday/325 "2026-01-15T14:54:41Z")
If Aleph Pro is redirecting you to this page, please clear your browser cache or use a Private/Incognito window to access the new version. To our amazing Aleph community, the time has come. It has been a whirlwind of a… --- ## [ingest-file 4.1.4 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ingest-file-4-1-4-released/321)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 3:46pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ingest-file-4-1-4-released/321 "2025-10-27T15:46:09Z")
ingest-file 4.1.4 released What’s Changed Use Python 3.10 by @stchris in Feature/python 310 by stchris · Pull Request #761 · alephdata/ingest-file · GitHub Properly handle 7z archives with password protection by @stchr… --- ## [aleph 4.1.7 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-7-released/320)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-7-released/320 "2025-10-27T15:44:43Z")
aleph 4.1.7 released What’s Changed Update to Python 3.10 by @stchris in chore: update to python 3.10 by stchris · Pull Request #4328 · alephdata/aleph · GitHub Full Changelog: Comparing 4.1.6...4.1.7 · alephdata/alep… --- ## [Update: Aleph Community Days are now on Wednesdays!](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/update-aleph-community-days-are-now-on-wednesdays/318)
**Author:** [@ezana.ceman](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/ezana.ceman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/update-aleph-community-days-are-now-on-wednesdays/318 "2025-10-07T11:01:42Z")
Hey everyone, We have an important update regarding our Aleph Community Days. Starting next week, Community Days will now be held on Wednesdays! This is your dedicated time to connect with the Aleph team for support, q… --- ## [Final Free Investigative Training Day of 2025 – Apply Now!](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/final-free-investigative-training-day-of-2025-apply-now/308)
**Author:** [@ezana.ceman](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/ezana.ceman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/final-free-investigative-training-day-of-2025-apply-now/308 "2025-08-26T17:35:11Z")
OCCRP, Transcrime, and partners from the Next-IJ consortium are hosting the final free online investigative training day of the year on Saturday, 20 September 2025 (09:15–17:00 CEST). Apply here: Registration Form Dead… --- ## [alephdata/ingest-file CI/CD error](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/alephdata-ingest-file-ci-cd-error/303)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/alephdata-ingest-file-ci-cd-error/303 "2025-08-19T14:02:51Z")
Hey all, I’m getting an error message from this every day now: Workflow runs · alephdata/ingest-file · GitHub - perhaps worth a fix, or marking the repo archived? --- ## [aleph 4.1.6 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-6-released/300)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-6-released/300 "2025-08-07T13:59:20Z")
aleph 4.1.6 released This release fixes some issues related to Aleph’s maintenance mode. What’s Changed Bugfix: maintenance mode permission checks for collection and export creation by @stchris in Bugfix: maintenance … --- ## [Extract network graph as a ftm file from Aleph?](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/extract-network-graph-as-a-ftm-file-from-aleph/294)
**Author:** [@marvin](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/marvin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/extract-network-graph-as-a-ftm-file-from-aleph/294 "2025-07-23T05:51:32Z")
Hi all! Thanks for adding me to the discourse. I’m backing up some investigations and would like to store once ingested material locally. I already figured out, how to export entities from Aleph to a json file via alephc… --- ## [Re: End User Video Tutorials](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/re-end-user-video-tutorials/293)
**Author:** [@tkelly](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/tkelly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/re-end-user-video-tutorials/293 "2025-07-18T15:57:48Z")
Hi, Is there any user tutorials via video for helping new users how to use the platform? - youtube etc? Thanks, Terry. --- ## [aleph 4.1.5 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-5-released/292)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-5-released/292 "2025-07-14T09:03:19Z")
aleph 4.1.5 released What’s Changed Updated the FAQ page in Updates to the FAQ page · alephdata/aleph@6cfde3e · GitHub Full Changelog: Comparing 4.1.4...4.1.5 · alephdata/aleph · GitHub --- ## [aleph 4.1.4 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-4-released/288)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-4-released/288 "2025-07-01T07:30:59Z")
aleph 4.1.4 released What’s Changed Use servicelayer 1.25.0 which allows Workload Identity authentication when signing links for Google Cloud Storage Full Changelog: Comparing 4.1.3...4.1.4 · alephdata/aleph · GitHub --- ## [ingest-file 4.1.3 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ingest-file-4-1-3-released/287)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ingest-file-4-1-3-released/287 "2025-06-30T15:24:24Z")
ingest-file 4.1.3 released What’s Changed Use servicelayer 2.15.0 with an optional change to auth when using Google Cloud Storage (Workload Identity) and improved retry behavior by using Google Cloud Storage client \>3.… --- ## [FtM Proposal: Optionally specify unit for number properties](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ftm-proposal-optionally-specify-unit-for-number-properties/212)
**Author:** [@tillprochaska](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/tillprochaska)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 4:04pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ftm-proposal-optionally-specify-unit-for-number-properties/212 "2025-06-16T16:04:14Z")
Hi all, I was thinking of adding an optional unit field to properties that use the number type (similar to how identifiers can have an optional format), primarily to format values nicely in applications such as Aleph (f… --- ## [aleph 4.1.3 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-3-released/281)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 5:35pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-4-1-3-released/281 "2025-06-12T17:35:50Z")
aleph 4.1.3 released This Aleph release updates the default version of ingest-file in the Docker Compose configuration and Helm chart to ingest-file 4.1.2. \[!IMPORTANT\] Prior versions of ingest-file contain a securit… --- ## [Security patch: Insecure handling of 7zip archives](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/security-patch-insecure-handling-of-7zip-archives/280)
**Author:** [@ezana.ceman](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/ezana.ceman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 4:44pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/security-patch-insecure-handling-of-7zip-archives/280 "2025-06-12T16:44:12Z")
Versions of ingest-file released before June 12th, 2025, contained a security vulnerability due to insecure handling of 7zip archives. Summary When processing 7zip archives, ingest-file followed symbolic links even if t… --- ## [ingest-file 4.1.2 released](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ingest-file-4-1-2-released/279)
**Author:** [@system](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/ingest-file-4-1-2-released/279 "2025-06-12T16:42:18Z")
ingest-file 4.1.2 released This version contains a patch for a security vulnerability in ingest-file, the component that processes files uploaded to Aleph. We recommend that you update Aleph instances you operate to use… --- ## [RFC: FollowTheMoney Data Lake Specification](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/rfc-followthemoney-data-lake-specification/276)
**Author:** [@simon](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/rfc-followthemoney-data-lake-specification/276 "2025-06-09T13:29:43Z")
Hey all :waving\_hand: Over the last years, @pudo and me were having a lot of discussions about a shared dream: Having a standardized and complete specification for FollowTheMoney-based datasets, including document stora… --- ## [📢 Aleph Pro FAQ](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-pro-faq/275)
**Author:** [@ezana.ceman](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/ezana.ceman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/aleph-pro-faq/275 "2025-06-06T20:14:02Z")
Hi community friends, Big changes are on the horizon and I’m really excited to share an update on what we’ve been working on. We’ve just published an updated FAQ about Aleph Pro, the next iteration of the Aleph platfor… --- ## [FollowTheMoney 4.0 - Statements](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/followthemoney-4-0-statements/274)
**Author:** [@Keden](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/Keden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 9:03am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/followthemoney-4-0-statements/274 "2025-06-04T09:03:54Z")
Hi everyone, Klil from OCCRP here with a short update on our progress on this major version release of FtM. A huge thank you to @pudo for putting together this PR. If you’re interested, I recommended checking out those … --- ## [Introducing yente - an FtM API server](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/introducing-yente-an-ftm-api-server/271)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/introducing-yente-an-ftm-api-server/271 "2025-05-29T12:04:02Z")
Hey all, since it’s become obvious that a little more communication can’t hurt the Aleph world, I thought I might make an introduction for another citizen of that universe here, yente. yente (the match-maker :wink: ), i… --- ## [OpenAleph new features: Audio/Video extraction, Geocoding & Distance lookups, Peoples faces](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/openaleph-new-features-audio-video-extraction-geocoding-distance-lookups-peoples-faces/268)
**Author:** [@simon](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/simon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/openaleph-new-features-audio-video-extraction-geocoding-distance-lookups-peoples-faces/268 "2025-05-29T09:12:32Z")
Hey all :wave: as already shown at this years DataHarvest conference, we introduced a set of a few nice & new features into our soft fork of Aleph, called OpenAleph: Making audio & video searchable with :sparkles: AI … --- ## [Connecting locally hosted Aleph to a local LLM](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/connecting-locally-hosted-aleph-to-a-local-llm/267)
**Author:** [@fluffheady](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/fluffheady)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/connecting-locally-hosted-aleph-to-a-local-llm/267 "2025-05-26T13:47:37Z")
Hi there – I’m hosting Aleph locally and love it, but was wondering whether there would be an easy way to feed it into a LLM like mistral-7B that’s also hosted locally on my machine? I’m not a developer, so this is defin… --- ## [Meet the Aleph Pro Team!](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/meet-the-aleph-pro-team/256)
**Author:** [@ezana.ceman](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/ezana.ceman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/meet-the-aleph-pro-team/256 "2025-05-12T18:48:33Z")
Since we last posted our team introductions back in January, there have been quite a few changes and we wanted to take a moment to reintroduce ourselves to our wonderful Aleph Discourse community! Earlier this year, OCC… --- ## [Free Investigative Journalism Trainings – Applications Open](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/free-investigative-journalism-trainings-applications-open/263)
**Author:** [@mnightingale](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/mnightingale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 10:22am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/free-investigative-journalism-trainings-applications-open/263 "2025-05-09T10:22:13Z")
Free Investigative Journalism Trainings – Please Share Widely Hi all, Applications are now open for a limited round of free, certified online trainings in investigative journalism, running this summer. The programme is… --- ## [Proposal for FollowTheMoney 4.0](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/proposal-for-followthemoney-4-0/158)
**Author:** [@pudo](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/pudo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/proposal-for-followthemoney-4-0/158 "2025-05-04T13:43:16Z")
Hey all, I’d like to pitch a plan for FollowTheMoney 4.0 that would add several new concepts to the library that we’ve been developing & maturing in nomenklatura. The incentive for pushing them up into FtM is to make the… --- ## [Could not extract PDF File](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/could-not-extract-pdf-file/235)
**Author:** [@jrcloutier](https://aleph.discourse.group/u/jrcloutier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://aleph.discourse.group/t/could-not-extract-pdf-file/235 "2025-05-02T02:55:19Z")
I’m get the following error that a PDF file could not be extracted: No preview is available for this document Could not extract PDF file: OperationalError('(sqlite3.OperationalError) no such table: ingest\_cache') This … [Next page](https://aleph.discourse.group/latest.md?page=1)