Vector database and similarity search engine for RAG and semantic search
CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS image by Lynxroute · unique credentials at first boot · CVE-scanned · SBOM and CIS report inside
| Cloud | Version | Software price | Last build | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Marketplace EC2 AMI · all commercial regions | 1.20.0 | $0.05/hr Recommended instance: t3.medium · 5-day free trial | 2026-10-23 | Listing ↗ |
| Azure Marketplace VM image · plan payg-gen2 · Gen2 | 1.19.1 | $0.028/vCPU/hr Recommended VM: Standard_D2s_v3 | 2026-09-09 | Listing ↗ |
Software price only; cloud infrastructure is billed separately by the provider. Prices in USD.
| Base OS | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
| Hardening | CIS Level 1, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (tailored) |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Upstream | Qdrant |
| Machine-readable | product.json · catalog.json |
Qdrant is a high-performance vector similarity search engine and database written in Rust - it stores embedding vectors with structured payloads, then serves approximate-nearest-neighbour (ANN) queries with optional payload filtering, hybrid sparse + dense search, multivector indexes and quantization. The server exposes REST and gRPC APIs and ships with a built-in web UI for collection browsing, point inspection and query playground. Operators get HNSW indexing, on-disk vector storage with configurable RAM caching, snapshots for backup, and a managed embedding pipeline through fastembed. Integrates natively with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack and any OpenAI-compatible client. Apache-2.0 license - lock-in-free alternative to Pinecone, Weaviate and other proprietary vector services, with full Rust source for every component.
Security hardening:
OS hardening (CIS Level 1):
Compliance artifacts:
Credentials are generated at first boot and written to /root/qdrant-credentials.txt.
# subscribe once on the AWS Marketplace listing, then:
aws ec2 run-instances \
--image-id resolve:ssm:/aws/service/marketplace/prod-otgb3m7ijnhok/latest \
--instance-type t3.medium --key-name my-key --security-group-ids sg-xxxxxxxx# accept the plan terms once, then:
az vm image terms accept --publisher lynxroute --offer qdrant --plan payg-gen2
az vm create -g my-rg -n qdrant --size Standard_D2s_v3 \
--image lynxroute:qdrant:payg-gen2:latest --admin-username azureuser --generate-ssh-keys
The most recent release with notes; the full release history is in product.json.