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Welcome to Milvus Docs!

Here you will learn about what Milvus is, and how to install, use, and deploy Milvus to build an application according to your business need.

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Get Started

Install Milvus

Learn how to install Milvus using either Docker Compose or on Kubernetes.

Quick Start

Learn how to quickly run Milvus with sample code.

Bootcamp

Learn how to build vector similarity search applications with Milvus.

What’s new in docs

Mar 2024 - Milvus 2.4.0 release

Added guidance on how to conduct hybrid search.
Added description of GPU index.
Added guidance on how to embed your data using PyMilvus.
Added descriptions of Milvus CDC.

Blog

Engineering

How to Cut Vector Database Costs by Up to 80%: A Practical Milvus Optimization Guide

Milvus is free, but the infrastructure isn't. Learn how to reduce vector database memory costs by 60-80% with better indexes, MMap, and tiered storage.