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Enterprise RAG with pgvector

Build an enterprise RAG system using PostgreSQL with pgvector extension as an alternative to dedicated vector databases.

60 minutes
ai-infrastructure/vector-databases
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Lab Overview

This optional lab teaches you to use PostgreSQL with the pgvector extension for vector similarity search in RAG systems.

You'll learn to:

  • Deploy PostgreSQL with pgvector on Kubernetes
  • Create optimized vector indexes using HNSW
  • Build a complete RAG pipeline using pgvector
  • Compare performance between pgvector and Chroma
  • Understand when to choose pgvector for enterprise RAG

pgvector is ideal for organizations already using PostgreSQL who want to add vector search without introducing new infrastructure.

What You'll Learn

Deploy PostgreSQL with pgvector extension on Kubernetes using Helm

Create HNSW indexes for fast vector similarity search

Build a complete RAG pipeline using pgvector for storage and retrieval

Compare performance characteristics between pgvector and dedicated vector databases

Prerequisites

vector-database-selection

deploy-vector-database

kubernetes-basics

Technologies Covered

postgresqlpgvectorragvector-databasekubernetespythonenterprise

Part of a Course

This lab is part of the RAG Architectures and Vector Databases course

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