README.md

Qdrant Vector Database on Azure Cloud

Install the Qdrant vector database on Azure using:

• Qdrant container in Docker Desktop

Getting Started

Installation

Install the following software on your machine:

• Install the Docker engine. Note: Docker is used to run Qdrant vector search engine. To persist data, you will need to configure storage (volume) or store your data. You can read more about this in the Docker Storage documentation.

Start Docker engine

Ensure that the Docker engine service is running on your computer. Docker can be configured to run automatically when your computer starts. This is the recommended setup.

Configure Docker

To configure docker services for Qdrant Docker, please follow the instructions below.

Docker (Local)

To run the Qdrant vector database running in Docker locally, please follow the instructions from Qdrant's website: Install Qdrant with Docker

You can use the following Docker command to run Qdrant using default values stored in the file .config/config.yaml located in the Local Docker Deployment folder.

docker run -p 6333:6333 \
    -v $(pwd)/path/to/data:/qdrant/storage \
    -v $(pwd)/path/to/custom_config.yaml:/qdrant/config/production.yaml \
    qdrant/qdrant

You can overwrite values by creating and adding new records to a file ./config/production.yaml. An example of the production.yaml file located in the Local-Docker directory. Please review the Qdrant documentation to learn more information on configuration options.