Qdrant Course Roadmap
This course teaches you to deploy and operate Qdrant — from a single Docker container to distributed clusters on Kubernetes.
Phase-by-Phase Breakdown
Phase 1: Introduction (30 minutes)
| Lesson | What You'll Do |
|---|
| Course Overview | Understand Qdrant's architecture and advantages |
| Course Roadmap | Map out the learning journey |
Phase 2: Deployment Options (1.5 hours)
| Lesson | What You'll Do |
|---|
| Docker Deployment | Run Qdrant in a single container |
| Docker Compose | Multi-service setup with persistence |
| Kubernetes with Helm | Production deployment on K8s |
Deploy Qdrant three ways and compare.
Phase 3: Configuration (1 hour)
| Lesson | What You'll Do |
|---|
| Configuration File | Master config.yaml parameters |
| Storage & Memory | Configure storage options |
| Performance Tuning | Optimize for your workload |
Phase 4: Data Operations (1 hour)
| Lesson | What You'll Do |
|---|
| Collections & Points | Create collections, insert vectors |
| Vector Types & Quantization | Scalar and product quantization |
| Payload & Filtering | Index payloads, filter queries |
Build a semantic search system with payload filtering.
Phase 5: Distributed Qdrant (1.5 hours)
| Lesson | What You'll Do |
|---|
| Clustering Concepts | Understand distributed architecture |
| Sharding Strategy | Configure sharding for your data |
| Replication & HA | Set up replicas for high availability |
| Scaling Operations | Add and remove nodes |
Create a 3-node Qdrant cluster.
Phase 6: Production Operations (1.5 hours)
| Lesson | What You'll Do |
|---|
| Backup & Restore | Snapshot and recovery procedures |
| Monitoring & Metrics | Prometheus and Grafana setup |
| Security & TLS | Enable authentication and encryption |
| Troubleshooting | Debug common issues |
Set up monitoring and alerts for your cluster.
The Qdrant Learning Path