@aronhouyu: Alibaba open-sourced a vector database zvec – no Docker needed, just pip install zvec. This is fun, although my database knowledge is still stuck at SELECT * FROM usertable. I'll try it out tonight.
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Alibaba has open-sourced the vector database zvec, which can be installed directly via pip – lightweight and easy to use.
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Alibaba open-sourced a vector database called zvec
You can run it directly without Docker
pip install zvec
This is fun
Even though my database knowledge still stops at “select * from usertable” 🤡
Will try it when I get home tonight https://t.co/JajlG0TkQG
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