# Qdrant Documentation

Qdrant is an AI-native vector database and a semantic search engine. You can use it to extract meaningful information from unstructured data.

[Clone this repo now](https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant_demo/) and build a search engine in five minutes.

[Cloud Quickstart](https://qdrant.tech/documentation/quickstart-cloud/) [Local Quickstart](https://qdrant.tech/documentation/quickstart/)

## Ready to start developing?

Qdrant is open-source and can be self-hosted. However, the quickest way to get started is with our [free tier](https://qdrant.to/cloud) on Qdrant Cloud. It scales easily and provides a UI where you can interact with data.

### Create your first Qdrant Cloud cluster today

[Get Started](https://qdrant.to/cloud)

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## Optimize Qdrant's performance

Boost search speed, reduce latency, and improve the accuracy and memory usage of your Qdrant deployment.

[Learn More](https://qdrant.tech/documentation/guides/optimize/)

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**Distributed Deployment** \\
Scale Qdrant beyond a single node and optimize for high availability, fault tolerance, and billion-scale performance.\\
Read More](https://qdrant.tech/documentation/guides/distributed_deployment/)

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**Multitenancy** \\
Build vector search apps that serve millions of users. Learn about data isolation, security, and performance tuning.\\
Read More](https://qdrant.tech/documentation/guides/multiple-partitions/)

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**Vector Quantization** \\
Learn about cutting-edge techniques for vector quantization and how they can be used to improve search performance.\\
Read More](https://qdrant.tech/articles/what-is-vector-quantization/)

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