Vector Search Quickstart for OpenSearch
Create a DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch cluster, configure it as a vector store, index sample embeddings, and run a k-NN similarity query in about 15 minutes.
Getting Started with OpenSearch Vector Search
Last verified 27 Apr 2026
DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch for vector search uses the same managed OpenSearch engine available under Managed Databases. It bundles the k-NN, ML Commons, and Neural Search plugins for vector similarity search, hybrid vector and keyword search, and remote embedding models.