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Description
This PR presents some improvements for the qdrant client, including better control over hnsw config and timeout. Also changed the get and query retrieval logic which should make these faster.
Added
New environment variable QDRANT_TIMEOUT which controls the timeout of all the queries to qdrant
New environment variable QDRANT_HNSW_M which controls the way the hnsw index is constructed
Changed
Both get and query functions retrieval function changed to scroll instead of the generic query_points which should improve retrieval speed if no search is used.
Tested it mostly on multitenancy mode, but the logic is the same on the non-multitenancy mode
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/16419
**Author:** [@expruc](https://github.com/expruc)
**Created:** 8/9/2025
**Status:** ✅ Merged
**Merged:** 8/9/2025
**Merged by:** [@tjbck](https://github.com/tjbck)
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `feat/qdrant_improvements`
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### 📝 Commits (2)
- [`88abd01`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/88abd01b873a80d7e93067ea6436192a2041e47c) qdrant client improvements
- [`8af9ad3`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/8af9ad3f30825131dec6a6eda596baec7cbdb097) updated query function with scroll too
### 📊 Changes
**3 files changed** (+34 additions, -13 deletions)
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📝 `backend/open_webui/config.py` (+2 -0)
📝 `backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/qdrant.py` (+14 -6)
📝 `backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/qdrant_multitenancy.py` (+18 -7)
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### 📄 Description
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- **WIP**: Work in progress, a temporary label for incomplete or ongoing work
# Changelog Entry
### Description
This PR presents some improvements for the qdrant client, including better control over hnsw config and timeout. Also changed the `get` and `query` retrieval logic which should make these faster.
### Added
- New environment variable `QDRANT_TIMEOUT` which controls the timeout of all the queries to qdrant
- New environment variable `QDRANT_HNSW_M` which controls the way the hnsw index is constructed
### Changed
- Both `get` and `query` functions retrieval function changed to `scroll` instead of the generic `query_points` which should improve retrieval speed if no search is used.
- Disabled global hnsw index build for multitenancy collections, as recommended in https://qdrant.tech/documentation/guides/multiple-partitions/?q=multitenan#calibrate-performance. Users can control the `payload_m` in multitenancy mode with the `QDRANT_HNSW_M` config.
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### Additional Information
Tested it mostly on multitenancy mode, but the logic is the same on the non-multitenancy mode
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/16419
Author: @expruc
Created: 8/9/2025
Status: ✅ Merged
Merged: 8/9/2025
Merged by: @tjbck
Base:
dev← Head:feat/qdrant_improvements📝 Commits (2)
88abd01qdrant client improvements8af9ad3updated query function with scroll too📊 Changes
3 files changed (+34 additions, -13 deletions)
View changed files
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backend/open_webui/config.py(+2 -0)📝
backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/qdrant.py(+14 -6)📝
backend/open_webui/retrieval/vector/dbs/qdrant_multitenancy.py(+18 -7)📄 Description
Pull Request Checklist
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devbranch.Changelog Entry
Description
This PR presents some improvements for the qdrant client, including better control over hnsw config and timeout. Also changed the
getandqueryretrieval logic which should make these faster.Added
QDRANT_TIMEOUTwhich controls the timeout of all the queries to qdrantQDRANT_HNSW_Mwhich controls the way the hnsw index is constructedChanged
getandqueryfunctions retrieval function changed toscrollinstead of the genericquery_pointswhich should improve retrieval speed if no search is used.payload_min multitenancy mode with theQDRANT_HNSW_Mconfig.Additional Information
Tested it mostly on multitenancy mode, but the logic is the same on the non-multitenancy mode
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.