Overview
This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and support.
WHAT IS QDRANT
Qdrant is a high-performance vector similarity search engine and database written in Rust - it stores embedding vectors with structured payloads, then serves approximate-nearest-neighbour (ANN) queries with optional payload filtering, hybrid sparse + dense search, multivector indexes and quantization. The server exposes REST and gRPC APIs and ships with a built-in web UI for collection browsing, point inspection and query playground. Operators get HNSW indexing, on-disk vector storage with configurable RAM caching, snapshots for backup, and a managed embedding pipeline through fastembed. Integrates natively with LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack and any OpenAI-compatible client. Apache-2.0 license - lock-in-free alternative to Pinecone, Weaviate and other proprietary vector services, with full Rust source for every component.
WHAT THIS AMI ADDS
Security hardening:
- Unique API key generated per instance at first boot
- UFW firewall - ports 22, 6333, 6334 only
- fail2ban, AppArmor
OS hardening (CIS Level 1):
- CIS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Level 1 benchmark applied via ansible-lockdown
- auditd, SSH hardening, Kernel hardening, IMDSv2 enforced
Compliance artifacts:
- SBOM - CycloneDX 1.6 at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- CIS Tailored Profile at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
Highlights
- Qdrant secure by default: unique API key per instance, UFW firewall pre-configured, Web UI access controlled - vector database API and admin interface are not exposed to the internet out of the box.
- CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: auditd, fail2ban, AppArmor, SSH key-only, IMDSv2 enforced. CVE-scanned before every release. SBOM (CycloneDX) and CIS Conformance Report included.
- AI-ready out of the box: fastembed pre-installed for local embedding without external API calls, Python SDK included, quickstart examples at /etc/lynxroute/tests/ - start building RAG pipelines in minutes.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.02 |
t3.large | $0.03 |
m6i.xlarge | $0.05 |
m6i.large | $0.03 |
m6i.2xlarge | $0.07 |
Vendor refund policy
We do not offer refunds for this product. AWS infrastructure charges (EC2, EBS, data transfer) are billed separately by AWS and are not refundable by us. If you experience technical issues with the AMI, please contact us at support@lynxroute.com before requesting a refund.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Version 1.17.1 - Initial release (April 2026)
- Qdrant 1.17.1 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- CIS Level 1 hardening applied (ansible-lockdown/UBUNTU24-CIS)
- Unique API key generated per instance at first boot - no default empty key
- Web UI included - accessible at /dashboard on port 6333
- fastembed (BAAI/bge-small-en-v1.5) pre-installed for local embedding
- Python SDK (qdrant-client) pre-installed with quickstart examples
- UFW firewall pre-configured (ports 22, 6333, 6334 only)
- fail2ban, auditd, AppArmor pre-configured
- SBOM (CycloneDX 1.6) at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report (OpenSCAP) at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- Tailored CIS profile with documented controls at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
- IMDSv2 enforced
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Usage instructions
- Launch instance (t3.medium recommended)
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/qdrant-credentials.txt
- Open Security Group - allow TCP 6333 from your IP
- Open http://<PUBLIC_IP>:6333/dashboard - enter API key from credentials file
Credentials and API key are saved to /root/qdrant-credentials.txt at first boot. Important: never expose port 6333 to 0.0.0.0/0 without restricting to trusted IPs - the API key is the only authentication layer.
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Lynxroute is not affiliated with Qdrant Solutions GmbH - this AMI packages the Apache-2.0 open-source Qdrant binary; "Qdrant" is a trademark of Qdrant Solutions GmbH.
Visit us online: https://lynxroute.com
For Qdrant documentation: https://qdrant.tech/documentation/ For Qdrant upstream issues: https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant/issues For AWS infrastructure issues:
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