How to Create an OpenSearch Vector Database Cluster
Create an OpenSearch vector database cluster, add trusted sources, and configure connection details.
DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch Vector How-Tos
Generated on 17 Jul 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.
Getting Started
Index Management
How to Create a k-NN Index
Create and configure a k-NN index for vector search in OpenSearch.
How to Update and Delete Vectors
Update or delete documents with vector embeddings in an OpenSearch k-NN index.
How to Index Vectors
Add single documents or bulk datasets with vector embeddings to an OpenSearch k-NN index.
Model Integration
How to Register a Remote Embedding Model with ML Commons
Configure OpenSearch to call a remote embedding provider with ML Commons.