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# Tigris

Tigris makes it easy to build AI applications with vector embeddings.
It is a fully managed cloud-native database that allows you store and
index documents and vector embeddings for fast and scalable vector search.

:::tip Compatibility
Only available on Node.js.
:::

## Setup

### 1. Install the Tigris SDK

Install the SDK as follows

```bash npm2yarn
npm install -S @tigrisdata/vector
```

### 2. Fetch Tigris API credentials

You can sign up for a free Tigris account [here](https://console.preview.tigrisdata.cloud/signup).

Once you have signed up for the Tigris account, create a new project called `vectordemo`.
Next, make a note of the `clientId` and `clientSecret`, which you can get from the
Application Keys section of the project.

## Index docs

import FromDocs from "@examples/indexes/vector_stores/tigris/fromDocs.ts";

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## Query docs

import Search from "@examples/indexes/vector_stores/tigris/search.ts";

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