Deploying a Multimodal RAG System Using vLLM and Milvus
Blog post from Zilliz
This blog post guides users through creating a Multimodal Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) system using open-source solutions Milvus and vLLM. The tutorial demonstrates how to self-host an AI application, providing full control over the technology while enhancing its capabilities. By leveraging the power of an open-source vector database combined with open-source LLM inference, users can design a system capable of processing and understanding multiple types of data - text, images, audio, and even videos. The resulting multimodal RAG system is flexible, scalable, and under complete user control, mitigating risks associated with relying solely on cloud API providers.
| Trend | Post Mentions | Total Month Mentions | Posts | Companies | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAG | 18 | 1,947 | 208 | 77 | -14% |
| Vector Search | 13 | 2,780 | 283 | 106 | -41% |
| LLM | 9 | 3,395 | 435 | 161 | -16% |
| AI Model Fine-tuning | 1 | 576 | 147 | 74 | -37% |
| Serverless | 1 | 520 | 135 | 70 | -45% |
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