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pgvector Production Hardening (ANSWERED)

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PostgreSQL + pgvector tuning: HNSW vs IVFFlat, connection pooling, vacuum, partitioning, and when to outgrow Postgres.

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Use pgvector HNSW or IVFFlat with tuned lists/probes, proper indexing after bulk load, connection pooling (PgBouncer), vacuum/analyze maintenance, and table partitioning for large tenants. Monitor query plans, memory, and recall@k — pgvector suits moderate scale; migrate to dedicated vector DB when fan-out, QPS, or RAM exceed Postgres comfort zone.

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What do you need to harden pgvector for production vector search at scale?

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