fern/docs/pages/manual/vectordb.mdx

## Vectorstores
PrivateGPT supports [Qdrant](https://qdrant.tech/) and [Chroma](https://www.trychroma.com/) as vectorstore providers. Qdrant being the default.

In order to select one or the other, set the `vectorstore.database` property in the `settings.yaml` file to `qdrant` or `chroma`.

```yaml
vectorstore:
  database: qdrant
```

### Qdrant configuration

To enable Qdrant, set the `vectorstore.database` property in the `settings.yaml` file to `qdrant`.

Qdrant settings can be configured by setting values to the `qdrant` property in the `settings.yaml` file.

The available configuration options are:
| Field        | Description |
|--------------|-------------|
| location     | If `:memory:` - use in-memory Qdrant instance. If `str` - use it as a `url` parameter.|
| url          | Either host or str of 'Optional[scheme], host, Optional[port], Optional[prefix]'. Eg. `http://localhost:6333` |
| port         | Port of the REST API interface. Default: `6333` |
| grpc_port    | Port of the gRPC interface. Default: `6334` |
| prefer_grpc  | If `true` - use gRPC interface whenever possible in custom methods. |
| https        | If `true` - use HTTPS(SSL) protocol.|
| api_key      | API key for authentication in Qdrant Cloud.|
| prefix       | If set, add `prefix` to the REST URL path. Example: `service/v1` will result in `http://localhost:6333/service/v1/{qdrant-endpoint}` for REST API.|
| timeout      | Timeout for REST and gRPC API requests. Default: 5.0 seconds for REST and unlimited for gRPC |
| host         | Host name of Qdrant service. If url and host are not set, defaults to 'localhost'.|
| path         | Persistence path for QdrantLocal. Eg. `local_data/private_gpt/qdrant`|
| force_disable_check_same_thread         | Force disable check_same_thread for QdrantLocal sqlite connection, defaults to True.|

By default Qdrant tries to connect to an instance of Qdrant server at `http://localhost:3000`.

To obtain a local setup (disk-based database) without running a Qdrant server, configure the `qdrant.path` value in settings.yaml:

```yaml
qdrant:
  path: local_data/private_gpt/qdrant
```

### Chroma configuration

To enable Chroma, set the `vectorstore.database` property in the `settings.yaml` file to `chroma` and install the `chroma` extra.

```bash
poetry install --extras chroma
```

By default `chroma` will use a disk-based database stored in local_data_path / "chroma_db" (being local_data_path defined in settings.yaml)