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Self-host Chroma on DockHive
Chroma is the open-source search and retrieval database for AI applications
Chroma is the open-source search and retrieval database for AI applications.
- From Micro · about $2/month always on
- AI & Machine Learning
- Chroma website ↗
Deploy Chroma in one click
- 1 Open the App MarketplaceSign in to the DockHive console and open HivePods → App Marketplace, or follow the install link on this page.
- 2 Pick ChromaSearch for Chroma or find it under AI & Machine Learning, then choose a size (Micro or larger) and the region closest to you.
- 3 InstallClick Install. Chroma is usually running in about a minute.
- 4 Open itOpen your pod's address to finish setting up Chroma.
Running Chroma on DockHive
Smallest size
Chroma needs at least a Micro HivePod (about $2 a month if it runs all the time). Smaller sizes can't be picked for it. It is billed by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first, and a stopped pod costs nothing.
Its own HTTPS address
Chroma gets its own HTTPS address as soon as it's running. You can also serve it on your own domain: add the domain to the pod and the certificate is issued automatically.
Your data and backups
Chroma's data stays on the pod's disk and survives restarts. HivePod backups include all of it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.
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Questions about hosting Chroma
How do I self-host Chroma on DockHive?
Open HivePods → App Marketplace in the DockHive console, pick Chroma, choose a size and a region and click Install. It runs in its own HivePod at its own HTTPS address, usually in about a minute.
How much does it cost to run Chroma?
An app pod is billed like any HivePod: by the hour while it runs, from your plan's included vCPU-hours first. Chroma needs at least a Micro pod, which is about $2 a month if it runs all the time. A stopped pod costs nothing.
Where is my Chroma data kept?
On the pod's disk, in the region you picked. It survives restarts, HivePod backups include it, and restoring a backup brings back the same app with the same data.
Can I put Chroma on my own domain?
Yes. Add your domain on the pod's Custom domains card, create the CNAME and TXT records it shows at your DNS provider, and the HTTPS certificate is issued once the domain is verified.
Is Chroma made by DockHive?
No. Chroma is an open-source project by its own developers; see cookbook.chromadb.dev for its documentation. DockHive's App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.
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Chroma is an open-source project by its own developers, who own its name. DockHive is not affiliated with it; the App Marketplace installs and runs it for you.
Run Chroma in about a minute
Sign in, open the App Marketplace and click Install. Stop the pod whenever you like: a stopped pod costs nothing.