---
description: |
  [Chroma](https://www.trychroma.com/) is an inline and remote vector
  database provider for Llama Stack. It allows you to store and query vectors directly within a Chroma database.
  That means you're not limited to storing vectors in memory or in a separate service.

  ## Features
  Chroma supports:
  - Store embeddings and their metadata
  - Vector search
  - Full-text search
  - Document storage
  - Metadata filtering
  - Multi-modal retrieval

  ## Usage

  To use Chrome in your Llama Stack project, follow these steps:

  1. Install the necessary dependencies.
  2. Configure your Llama Stack project to use chroma.
  3. Start storing and querying vectors.

  ## Installation

  You can install chroma using pip:

  ```bash
  pip install chromadb
  ```

  ## Documentation
  See [Chroma's documentation](https://docs.trychroma.com/docs/overview/introduction) for more details about Chroma in general.
sidebar_label: Chromadb
title: inline::chromadb
---

# inline::chromadb

## Description


[Chroma](https://www.trychroma.com/) is an inline and remote vector
database provider for Llama Stack. It allows you to store and query vectors directly within a Chroma database.
That means you're not limited to storing vectors in memory or in a separate service.

## Features
Chroma supports:
- Store embeddings and their metadata
- Vector search
- Full-text search
- Document storage
- Metadata filtering
- Multi-modal retrieval

## Usage

To use Chrome in your Llama Stack project, follow these steps:

1. Install the necessary dependencies.
2. Configure your Llama Stack project to use chroma.
3. Start storing and querying vectors.

## Installation

You can install chroma using pip:

```bash
pip install chromadb
```

## Documentation
See [Chroma's documentation](https://docs.trychroma.com/docs/overview/introduction) for more details about Chroma in general.



## Configuration

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `db_path` | `<class 'str'>` | No |  |  |
| `kvstore` | `utils.kvstore.config.RedisKVStoreConfig \| utils.kvstore.config.SqliteKVStoreConfig \| utils.kvstore.config.PostgresKVStoreConfig \| utils.kvstore.config.MongoDBKVStoreConfig` | No | sqlite | Config for KV store backend |

## Sample Configuration

```yaml
db_path: ${env.CHROMADB_PATH}
kvstore:
  type: sqlite
  db_path: ${env.SQLITE_STORE_DIR:=~/.llama/dummy}/chroma_inline_registry.db
```
