fleet-memory/docker/docker-compose/timescale/README.md
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# Hindsight with Timescale Extensions
This Docker Compose setup provides a complete Hindsight deployment with **Timescale extensions**:
- **pgvectorscale** - DiskANN algorithm for disk-based scalable vector search
- **pg_textsearch** - High-performance BM25 text search
Both extensions are from [Timescale](https://github.com/timescale) and provide production-grade performance.
## Prerequisites
- Docker and Docker Compose installed
- OpenAI API key (or another LLM provider)
## Quick Start
```bash
# Set environment variables
export HINDSIGHT_DB_PASSWORD="your-secure-password"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your-openai-api-key"
# Build and start
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose/timescale/docker-compose.yaml up -d --build
# Check logs
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose/timescale/docker-compose.yaml logs -f
```
**Access:**
- API: http://localhost:8888
- Control Plane: http://localhost:9999
## Stop and Clean Up
```bash
# Stop services
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose/timescale/docker-compose.yaml down
# Remove volumes (deletes all data)
docker compose -f docker/docker-compose/timescale/docker-compose.yaml down -v
```
## Configuration
### Environment Variables
| Variable | Description | Default |
|----------|-------------|---------|
| `HINDSIGHT_DB_PASSWORD` | PostgreSQL password | `hindsight_password` |
| `HINDSIGHT_DB_USER` | PostgreSQL username | `hindsight_user` |
| `HINDSIGHT_DB_NAME` | Database name | `hindsight_db` |
| `HINDSIGHT_VERSION` | Hindsight Docker image version | `latest` |
| `OPENAI_API_KEY` | OpenAI API key | (required) |
| `HINDSIGHT_API_LLM_PROVIDER` | LLM provider | `openai` |
### Why Timescale Extensions?
**pgvectorscale (DiskANN):**
- 28x lower p95 latency vs dedicated vector databases
- 16x higher query throughput at 99% recall
- 60-75% cost reduction (disk is cheaper than RAM)
- Best for large datasets (10M+ vectors)
**pg_textsearch (BM25):**
- High-performance keyword retrieval
- Native BM25 ranking algorithm
- Optimized for full-text search
## Troubleshooting
### Extensions not installed
Check if extensions are available:
```bash
docker exec -it hindsight-db-timescale psql -U hindsight_user -d hindsight_db -c "\dx"
```
You should see:
- `vector` (pgvector)
- `vectorscale` (pgvectorscale/DiskANN)
- `pg_textsearch` (BM25 search)
### Build fails
If the Docker build fails during pgvectorscale compilation:
1. Ensure you have sufficient memory (recommended: 4GB+)
2. Check Docker build logs for Rust compilation errors
3. Try building with more resources: `docker compose build --no-cache --memory 4g`
### Port conflicts
If port 5438 is already in use, modify the `ports` section in docker-compose.yaml.
## Learn More
- [pgvectorscale GitHub](https://github.com/timescale/pgvectorscale)
- [pg_textsearch GitHub](https://github.com/timescale/pg_textsearch)
- [HNSW vs DiskANN](https://www.tigerdata.com/learn/hnsw-vs-diskann)
- [Hindsight Documentation](https://hindsight.dev)