# Aerospike | |
>[Aerospike](https://aerospike.com/docs/vector) is a high-performance, distributed database known for its speed and scalability, now with support for vector storage and search, enabling retrieval and search of embedding vectors for machine learning and AI applications. | |
> See the documentation for Aerospike Vector Search (AVS) [here](https://aerospike.com/docs/vector). | |
## Installation and Setup | |
Install the AVS Python SDK and AVS langchain vector store: | |
```bash | |
pip install aerospike-vector-search langchain-community | |
See the documentation for the Ptyhon SDK [here](https://aerospike-vector-search-python-client.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html). | |
The documentation for the AVS langchain vector store is [here](https://python.langchain.com/api_reference/community/vectorstores/langchain_community.vectorstores.aerospike.Aerospike.html). | |
## Vector Store | |
To import this vectorstore: | |
```python | |
from langchain_community.vectorstores import Aerospike | |
See a usage example [here](https://python.langchain.com/docs/integrations/vectorstores/aerospike/). | |