Starter guides

This section helps you to get started with Weaviate.

Which Weaviate setup?

Find the right Weaviate deployment option (Cloud, Docker, K8s, Embedded) for your needs.

Collection definitions & schema

Learn how to define collection settings, properties, and data schema effectively.

Collection scaling limits

Learn why multi-tenancy helps when scaling beyond many collections.

Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

Perform generative search (RAG) by augmenting LLM prompts with search results.

Indexing

How Weaviate indexes data for fast search and filtering, and choosing index settings.

Managing resources

Balance search speed, recall, and cost with compression and other features.

Other guides and tutorials

How-to manuals

Instructions on how to use most Weaviate features.

Tutorials

Step-by-step guides and practical examples.

Recipes

Jupyter Notebooks that showcase various use cases and functionalities.