
# User Guides

User guides provide helpful resources for using RedisVL and its different components.

*   [Getting Started with RedisVL](getting_started/)
    *   [Define an `IndexSchema`](getting_started/#define-an-indexschema)
    *   [Sample Dataset Preparation](getting_started/#sample-dataset-preparation)
    *   [Create a `SearchIndex`](getting_started/#create-a-searchindex)
    *   [Inspect with the `rvl` CLI](getting_started/#inspect-with-the-rvl-cli)
    *   [Load Data to `SearchIndex`](getting_started/#load-data-to-searchindex)
    *   [Creating `VectorQuery` Objects](getting_started/#creating-vectorquery-objects)
    *   [Using an Asynchronous Redis Client](getting_started/#using-an-asynchronous-redis-client)
    *   [Updating a schema](getting_started/#updating-a-schema)
    *   [Check Index Stats](getting_started/#check-index-stats)
    *   [Cleanup](getting_started/#cleanup)
*   [Querying with RedisVL](hybrid_queries/)
    *   [Hybrid Queries](hybrid_queries/#hybrid-queries)
    *   [Combining Filters](hybrid_queries/#combining-filters)
    *   [Non-vector Queries](hybrid_queries/#non-vector-queries)
    *   [Count Queries](hybrid_queries/#count-queries)
    *   [Range Queries](hybrid_queries/#range-queries)
    *   [Advanced Query Modifiers](hybrid_queries/#advanced-query-modifiers)
*   [LLM Caching](llmcache/)
    *   [Initializing `SemanticCache`](llmcache/#initializing-semanticcache)
    *   [Basic Cache Usage](llmcache/#basic-cache-usage)
    *   [Customize the Distance Threshold](llmcache/#customize-the-distance-threshold)
    *   [Utilize TTL](llmcache/#utilize-ttl)
    *   [Simple Performance Testing](llmcache/#simple-performance-testing)
    *   [Cache Access Controls, Tags & Filters](llmcache/#cache-access-controls-tags-filters)
*   [Vectorizers](vectorizers/)
    *   [Creating Text Embeddings](vectorizers/#creating-text-embeddings)
    *   [Search with Provider Embeddings](vectorizers/#search-with-provider-embeddings)
    *   [Selecting your float data type](vectorizers/#selecting-your-float-data-type)
*   [Hash vs JSON Storage](hash_vs_json/)
    *   [Hash or JSON – how to choose?](hash_vs_json/#hash-or-json-how-to-choose)
    *   [Cleanup](hash_vs_json/#cleanup)
*   [Working with nested data in JSON](hash_vs_json/#working-with-nested-data-in-json)
    *   [Full JSON Path support](hash_vs_json/#full-json-path-support)
    *   [As an example:](hash_vs_json/#as-an-example)
*   [Rerankers](rerankers/)
    *   [Simple Reranking](rerankers/#simple-reranking)
*   [LLM Message History](message_history/)
    *   [Managing multiple users and conversations](message_history/#managing-multiple-users-and-conversations)
    *   [Semantic message history](message_history/#semantic-message-history)
    *   [Conversation control](message_history/#conversation-control)
*   [Semantic Routing](semantic_router/)
    *   [Define the Routes](semantic_router/#define-the-routes)
    *   [Initialize the SemanticRouter](semantic_router/#initialize-the-semanticrouter)
    *   [Simple routing](semantic_router/#simple-routing)
    *   [Update the routing config](semantic_router/#update-the-routing-config)
    *   [Router serialization](semantic_router/#router-serialization)
    *   [Add route references](semantic_router/#add-route-references)
    *   [Get route references](semantic_router/#get-route-references)
    *   [Delete route references](semantic_router/#delete-route-references)
    *   [Clean up the router](semantic_router/#clean-up-the-router)
*   [SVS-VAMANA Vector Search](svs_vamana/)
    *   [Prerequisites](svs_vamana/#prerequisites)
    *   [Quick Start with CompressionAdvisor](svs_vamana/#quick-start-with-compressionadvisor)
    *   [Creating an SVS-VAMANA Index](svs_vamana/#creating-an-svs-vamana-index)
    *   [Loading Sample Data](svs_vamana/#loading-sample-data)
    *   [Performing Vector Searches](svs_vamana/#performing-vector-searches)
    *   [Runtime Parameters for Performance Tuning](svs_vamana/#runtime-parameters-for-performance-tuning)
    *   [Understanding Compression Types](svs_vamana/#understanding-compression-types)
    *   [Compression Types Explained](svs_vamana/#compression-types-explained)
    *   [Hybrid Queries with SVS-VAMANA](svs_vamana/#hybrid-queries-with-svs-vamana)
    *   [Performance Monitoring](svs_vamana/#performance-monitoring)
    *   [Manual Configuration (Advanced)](svs_vamana/#manual-configuration-advanced)
    *   [Best Practices and Tips](svs_vamana/#best-practices-and-tips)
    *   [Cleanup](svs_vamana/#cleanup)
*   [Caching Embeddings](embeddings_cache/)
    *   [Setup](embeddings_cache/#setup)
    *   [Initializing the EmbeddingsCache](embeddings_cache/#initializing-the-embeddingscache)
    *   [Basic Usage](embeddings_cache/#basic-usage)
    *   [Advanced Usage](embeddings_cache/#advanced-usage)
    *   [Async Support](embeddings_cache/#async-support)
    *   [Real-World Example](embeddings_cache/#real-world-example)
    *   [Performance Benchmark](embeddings_cache/#performance-benchmark)
    *   [Common Use Cases for Embedding Caching](embeddings_cache/#common-use-cases-for-embedding-caching)
    *   [Cleanup](embeddings_cache/#cleanup)
    *   [Summary](embeddings_cache/#summary)
*   [Advanced Query Types](advanced_queries/)
    *   [Setup and Data Preparation](advanced_queries/#setup-and-data-preparation)
    *   [Define the Schema](advanced_queries/#define-the-schema)
    *   [Create Index and Load Data](advanced_queries/#create-index-and-load-data)
    *   [1\. TextQuery: Full Text Search](advanced_queries/#textquery-full-text-search)
    *   [2\. AggregateHybridQuery: Combining Text and Vector Search](advanced_queries/#aggregatehybridquery-combining-text-and-vector-search)
    *   [3\. MultiVectorQuery: Multi-Vector Search](advanced_queries/#multivectorquery-multi-vector-search)
    *   [Comparing Query Types](advanced_queries/#comparing-query-types)
    *   [Best Practices](advanced_queries/#best-practices)
