
2/19/2024 · Chris Churilo
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This post introduces and differentiates the three primary Milvus deployment modes: Milvus Lite, Milvus Standalone, and Milvus Cluster. It details the features, capabilities, applications, limitations, and essential components of each mode, providing guidance on selecting the appropriate version based on dataset size, traffic volume, and scalability requirements. Milvus Lite is presented as a single binary for easy integration with tools like Google Colab and Jupyter Notebook. Milvus Standalone is described as a single-server instance with core vector database features, suitable for smaller deployments. Milvus Cluster is detailed as a distributed system composed of eight microservices and three third-party dependencies (etcd, MinIO, Pulsar), designed for large-scale, highly available production environments.