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VectorAI DB runs in Community mode by default, with a cap of 5,000 vectors. A license key increases the cap for the duration of your subscription. Installing multiple keys stacks their capacity; see Licensing model for available increments.
EditionMax vectorsNotes
Community5,000Default, no key required
Licensed1,000,000+Requires a valid license key
Your key is emailed when you start a trial or purchase a subscription. If you haven’t received your key, contact Actian support.

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Activate via the Local UI

1

Open the Local UI

Navigate to http://localhost:6575 in your browser. If your instance is running on a remote server, replace localhost with the server’s IP address. The Local UI is a browser-based console for managing collections, running searches, and configuring VectorAI DB.
2

Open the License Manager

Click License Manager in the navigation.
3

Enter your license key

Paste your license key into the input field and click Activate.
4

Confirm activation

The page updates and displays your new license status: edition, vector cap, and expiry date.

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Activate headlessly

Use the license API on port 6575 to activate without a browser. Port 6575 is the Local UI and its API proxy — separate from the REST API on port 6573 and the gRPC server on port 6574. Make sure it is reachable from wherever you run the activation command.

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Check current status

curl http://localhost:6575/api/actian/licenses/status
Response on a Community instance: 
{
  "edition": "community",
  "max_vectors": 5000,
  "expires_at": null
}

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Apply a license key

curl -X POST http://localhost:6575/api/actian/licenses/add \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"product_key": "YOUR-KEY-HERE"}'
On success: 
{
  "edition": "licensed",
  "max_vectors": 1000000,
  "expires_at": "2026-07-04T00:00:00Z"
}

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License persistence

The license state is written to the persistent data volume at /var/lib/actian-vectorai and survives container restarts. You only need to activate once per installation.
Recreating the container without mounting the same volume will clear the license state. You will need to reactivate.

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Next steps

Quickstart

Create your first collection and run a similarity search

Local UI

Explore the full web interface for managing collections and running searches

Licensing model

Understand capacity increments, key states, compliance enforcement, and the license API

Free trial

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