On: Creating a search engine with PostgreSQL

[jabo]

Typesense has a vector store / search built-in: https://typesense.org/docs/0.24.1/api/vector-search.html

In the upcoming version, we've also added the ability to automatically generate embeddings from within Typesense either using OpenAI, PaLM API or a built-in model like s-bert or E5. So you only have to send json and pick a model, Typesense will then do a hybrid vector+keyword search for queries.

[esafak → jabo]

I see you run hnswlib but do you (plan to) support external vector databases, so users can upgrade?

[jabo → esafak]

We don't plan to support external vector databases, since we want to build Typesense as a vector + keyword search datastore by itself.

[esafak → jabo]

I see. Do you plan to replace hnswlib with your own technology?