# Vector Database Migrate Tool When you want to switch to another vector database, you can deactivate or delete the original vector database after switching. ## How to use ### Step: 1. If you are starting from local source code, modify the environment variable in the `.env` file to the vector database you want to migrate to. For example: ``` VECTOR_STORE=qdrant ``` 2. If you are starting from `docker compose`, modify the environment variable in the `docker-compose.yaml` file to the vector database you want to migrate to, both api and worker are all needed. For example: ``` # The type of vector store to use. Supported values are `weaviate`, `qdrant`, `milvus`. VECTOR_STORE: qdrant ``` 3. run the below command in your terminal or docker container ``` flask vdb-migrarte ```