# Qdrant

Qdrant is a vector similarity search engine and vector database for storing, searching, and managing vectors with associated payload. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub, Kubernetes (Helm), Proxmox, TrueNAS and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/69/qdrant

## Description

Qdrant is a vector similarity search engine and vector database for storing, searching, and managing vectors with associated payload. It provides a production-ready API for similarity search, extended payload filtering, and semantic matching, making it useful for AI applications, faceted search, and self-hosted retrieval services.

## Platform availability

Available on 5 of 9 platforms: Unraid, TrueNAS, Proxmox, Helm, Linux.

## Desktop and other devices

Linux.

## Health score

81/100 (Excellent), based on 5 of 5 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 17 days ago)
- Popular: 91 (34,948 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 75 (5 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)
- Light to run: 20 (32 GB minimum RAM, runs on ARM)
- Security check: 82 (no serious findings, 3 minor, CI, tests)

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/qdrant/qdrant
- desktop: https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/releases/latest
- Official website: https://cloud.qdrant.io
- Kubernetes (Helm): https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/qdrant/qdrant
- Proxmox: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=qdrant
- TrueNAS: https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/qdrant/
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/qdrant-01envx20t62syy?q=Qdrant
- GitHub: https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant

## Common questions

### Which port should I expose for Qdrant?

The documented Docker command exposes port 6333, which is where Qdrant listens for API connections.

### How do I secure a self-hosted Qdrant instance?

Enable TLS, create an Admin API key, and restrict consumers with a Read-Only key or collection-scoped JWT tokens.

### Can I run Qdrant on Windows without Docker?

You can install or build Qdrant on Windows without Docker by setting up Rust, Git, protoc, and LLVM, then cloning the repository.

### Is there a Docker Compose setup that persists Qdrant data?

A community Docker Compose project provides persistent storage and management scripts for self-hosting Qdrant.

### What should I check when self-hosted Qdrant won't connect or return results?

Check connection refused, vector dimension mismatch, empty search results, gRPC unavailable, and memory issues.

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