PipeANN

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A low-latency, billion-scale, and updatable graph-based vector store on SSD.

  • .clang-format
  • .clangd
  • .gitignore
  • build.sh
  • CHANGELOG.md
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • LICENSE
  • mkdocs.yml
  • NOTICE.txt
  • README.md
  • setup.py
  • spdk_bdevs.json

# Installation Guide

1. Get the code
git clone https://github.com/thustorage/PipeANN

Downloads the entire project code from GitHub to your computer.

cd PipeANN

Moves into the project folder you just downloaded.

2. Official Install Script

Easy Recommended
Prerequisites
  • APT (Debian/Ubuntu 계열) Built into Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distributions.
  • Python 3 Python is required to use pip.
sudo apt install make cmake g++ libaio-dev libgoogle-perftools-dev \

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

sudo apt install libgrpc++-dev protobuf-compiler-grpc libprotobuf-dev \

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

pip install "pybind11[global]"

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

βœ… After installing, open a new terminal and run the program's version command (e.g. --version) to confirm it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

3. CMake

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • CMake The tool used to generate build configuration.
  • C/C++ 컴파일러 Windows needs Visual Studio (Community edition, free), macOS needs Xcode Command Line Tools, Linux needs the gcc/g++ package.
sudo apt install make cmake g++ libaio-dev libgoogle-perftools-dev \

Installs directly from the APT package repository (Debian/Ubuntu-based).

cmake -B build -DBUILD_MILVUS_SERVER=ON . && cmake --build build --target pipeann_milvus_server

Type this command into your terminal and run it.

βœ… Check that an executable was created inside the build folder, then run it directly (e.g. ./build/app_name).

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

4. Python

Easy
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Python 3 On Windows, be sure to check 'Add Python to PATH' during installation.
pip install "pybind11[global]"

Installs the package published on PyPI directly β€” no need to clone the source.

pip install -e .

Installs the Python libraries listed in requirements.txt (or similar).

βœ… If it runs without errors and prints output in the terminal, it worked.

Pulled directly from this repo's README.

5. Make

Medium
Prerequisites
  • Git Needed to download the project code from GitHub.
  • Make Usually pre-installed on Linux/macOS. On Windows, install separately (e.g. via MSYS2 or WSL).
⚠️ This is a large repository, so this method may point to an internal sub-package rather than the actual core product. Check the full README as well.
cd third_party/liburing

This project's files live in a subfolder, so move into it first.

make

Compiles the code based on the generated build configuration to produce an executable.

βœ… If it finishes without errors, it worked. Try running the generated executable directly.
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