anything-llm/server/utils/vectorDbProviders/chroma/CHROMA_SETUP.md

How to setup a local (or remote) Chroma Vector Database

Official Chroma Docs for reference.

How to get started

Requirements

• Docker
• git available in your CLI/terminal

Instructions

• git clone git@github.com:chroma-core/chroma.git to somewhere on computer.
• cd chroma
• docker-compose up -d --build
• set the CHROMA_ENDPOINT= .env variable in server and also set VECTOR_DB= to chroma.

• If you have an API Gateway or auth middleway be sure to set the CHROMA_API_HEADER and CHROMA_API_KEY keys.

eg: server/.env.development

VECTOR_DB="chroma"
CHROMA_ENDPOINT='http://localhost:8000'
# CHROMA_API_HEADER="X-Api-Key" // If you have an Auth middleware on your instance.
# CHROMA_API_KEY="sk-123abc" // If you have an Auth middleware on your instance.