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Pinecone Vector Database

Pinecone is a cloud-based vector database designed for machine learning applications. It excels at storing and searching high-dimensional vector data, enabling fast and accurate similarity searches for tasks like recommendation systems and image recognition.

Getting started with Pinecone​

  1. Signup a free Pinecone account.

  2. By default, the Organization and API key will be generated. Get the API key as shown below,

    img Pinecone Vector DB Configuration

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This is just a starter plan, check pricing section for plan upgrade.

Setting up the Pinecone Vector DB in Unstract​

Now that we have an API key from Pinecone, we can use it to set up a Vector DB profile on the Unstract platform. For this:

  • Sign in to the Unstract Platform

  • From the side navigation menu, choose Settings 🞂 Vector DBs

  • Click on the New Vector DB Profile button

  • From the list of supported Vector DBs, choose Pinecone. You should see a dialog box where you enter details.

    img Pinecone Vector Database Configuration

  • For Name, enter a name for this connector.

  • In the Environment field, enter the pinecone indexes environment name. It's gcp-starter in this case.

  • In the API Key field, paste the API key we copied on pinecone website.

  • Click on Test Connection and ensure it succeeds. You can finally click on Submit and that should create a new VectorDB Profile for use in your Unstract projects.