# Typesense

> [Typesense](https://typesense.org) is an open-source, in-memory search engine, that you can either 
> [self-host](https://typesense.org/docs/guide/install-typesense#option-2-local-machine-self-hosting) or run 
> on [Typesense Cloud](https://cloud.typesense.org/).
> `Typesense` focuses on performance by storing the entire index in RAM (with a backup on disk) and also 
> focuses on providing an out-of-the-box developer experience by simplifying available options and setting good defaults.

## Installation and Setup


```bash
pip install typesense openapi-schema-pydantic openai tiktoken
```

## Vector Store

See a [usage example](/docs/integrations/vectorstores/typesense).

```python
from langchain.vectorstores import Typesense
```
