Getting started with Milvus cluster and K8s
Apr 3, 2024Stephen Batifol

Summary
This post provides a practical guide on deploying Milvus in cluster mode on Kubernetes using Helm. It outlines prerequisites (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Kubectl), details the Helm installation command with specific configurations (Kafka enabled, Pulsar disabled), explains port forwarding for local access, and shows how to verify the deployment by checking pod statuses. It also includes basic steps for connecting via pymilvus, creating a collection, inserting data, and performing a similarity search, concluding with instructions for uninstalling Milvus.