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tutorial: creating an embed vector database with anythingllm and a local llm

in this tutorial, we will explore how to create an embedding vector database using anythingllm and a local llm (language model). we will cover the necessary steps, including installation, data preparation, embedding generation, and vector database creation.

prerequisites

1. **python**: make sure you have python 3.7 or higher installed.
2. **dependencies**: you will need to install several python packages. you can use pip to install them.

step 1: install required libraries

first, install `anythingllm`, `numpy`, `faiss`, and any other dependencies you may need. you can do this by running:

step 2: prepare your local llm

you must have a local llm model that you can use to generate embeddings. anythingllm supports various models, so choose one that fits your needs. for this example, we will use the `gpt-neo` model.

here's how to load a local llm with anythingllm:

step 3: generate embeddings

next, we will generate embeddings for a list of text items. the embeddings will be vectors that represent the semantic meaning of the text.

step 4: create a vector database

we will use faiss (facebook ai similarity search) to create a vector database for our embeddings. faiss allows efficient similarity search and clustering of dense vectors.

step 5: query the vector database

now that we have our vector database set up, we can perform similarity searches. let’s query the database with a new text and find the most similar embeddings.

conclusion

in this tutorial, we have successfully created an embedding vector database using anythingllm and a local llm. we learned how to generate embeddings from text, store them in a faiss index, and perform similarity searches. you can expand this example by adding more texts, optimizing the faiss index for larger datasets, or integrating it with a web application for real-time queries.

further enhancements

- **batch processing**: for larg ...

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