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Installing pgvector

Installing pgvector#

pgvector is supported on the same platforms as the Postgres distribution you’re using. Support for pgvector starts with Postgres 13. For details, see:

Installation#

Before you begin the installation process:

Setting up the repository is a one-time task. If you’ve already set up your repository, you don’t need to perform this step.

To set up the repository, go to EDB repositories and follow the instructions provided there.

Install the package#

The syntax for the package install command is:

#  For SLES, CentOS, RHEL and its derivatives

sudo <package-manager> -y install edb-<postgres><postgres_version>-pgvector0

#  For Debian and Ubuntu

sudo <package-manager> -y install edb-<postgres><postgres_version>-pgvector-0

Where:

  • <package-manager> is the package manager used with your operating system:

Package manager

Operating system

dnf

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives

yum

RHEL 7 and derivatives, CentOS 7

zypper

SLES

apt-get

Debian and derivatives

  • <postgres> is the distribution of Postgres you’re using:

Postgres distribution

Value

PostgreSQL

pg

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

as

EDB Postgres Extended Server

postgresextended

  • <postgres_version> is the version of Postgres you’re using.

For example, to install pgvector for EDB Postgres Advanced Server 15 on a RHEL 8 platform:

sudo dnf -y install edb-as15-pgvector0
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