QDRANT_LOCAL_GUIDE.md

Qdrant Local Mode Guide

✅ You're Already Using Local Mode!

Your code is configured to use Qdrant in local/embedded mode, which stores all vectors as files in the qdrant_db/ directory. No server installation needed!

🎯 Two Ways to Use Qdrant

Option 1: Local Mode (Current Setup - Recommended for Development)

Advantages:

• ✅ No server to install or manage
• ✅ Data stored as files in your project
• ✅ Portable - copy qdrant_db/ folder to move data
• ✅ Perfect for development and testing
• ✅ Works offline

How it works:

from qdrant_client import QdrantClient

# Local mode - stores in directory
client = QdrantClient(path="./qdrant_db")

That's it! This creates a file-based database in ./qdrant_db/

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Option 2: Server Mode (For Production)

Advantages:

• ✅ Better performance for large datasets
• ✅ Multiple clients can connect
• ✅ Web dashboard UI
• ✅ Advanced monitoring

How it works:

from qdrant_client import QdrantClient

# Server mode - connects to running Qdrant server
client = QdrantClient(url="http://localhost:6333")

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📦 Your Current Setup

1. Basic RAG System (document_search.py)

# Line 62-64
self.qdrant_client = QdrantClient(
    path=self.config.get("qdrant_path", "./qdrant_db")  # ← Local mode!
)

Storage location: ./qdrant_db/

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2. Enhanced RAG System (enhanced_rag.py)

Let me check this: