Image Similarity Search With Vector DB

Setup Instructions

0. Use a venv (optional)

venv python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

1. Install the required packages

   • Run the following command to install dependencies from requirements.txt:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

2. Add Images

   • Place the images you want to vectorize in the data/images folder. These images will be processed and saved to the database.

3. Create Embeddings

   • Run the script to convert images into searchable vectors:

   python create_embeddings.py

4. Start the API

   • Launch the API by running:

   python api.py

The API will be available at http://0.0.0.0:8000.

5. View the Application
   • Open the index.html file in your browser to access the interface.