RAG with Ollama and Qdrant as a universal search engine for own data

Extend local AI with databases using RAG, Ollama and Qdrant

In an increasingly confusing world of information, it is becoming more and more important to make your own databases searchable in a targeted manner - not via classic full-text searches, but through semantically relevant answers. This is exactly where the principle of the RAG database comes into play - an AI-supported search solution consisting of two central components:

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Dental health and TMD - more than just a little bit. What does the future hold?

CMD, dental health and future technologies

Hardly any other part of the body is as complex and at the same time as underestimated as the jaw. It is not only responsible for enabling us to chew, speak and swallow - it is also part of a finely tuned system of muscles, tendons, joints and nerves that affects the spine and even the feet. If this system is out of sync, it can have far-reaching consequences - for the entire musculoskeletal system, for the nerve pathways and ultimately for a person's well-being. In the medical world, this is referred to as a Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD).

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My personal experience with MUCOKEHL-D3 for hemorrhoids

MUCOKEHL D3 Ointment

I have been working intensively on the subject of hemorrhoids for more than ten years - unfortunately not out of theoretical interest, but from my own experience. During this time, I have already undergone two operations: a THD method (transanal haemorrhoid desarterialization) and a laser treatment. Both procedures helped temporarily, but the symptoms always returned over time.

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Writing books 2.0 - practical guide for authors in the age of AI

Cover: Writing books 2.0 - a practical guide for authors in the age of AI

This book does not provide speculative visions of the future, but a well-founded, practical answer from the everyday life of an author who writes with AI himself - and deliberately focuses not on automation, but on autonomy. "Writing books 2.0" is aimed at anyone who is thinking about writing their own book - or is already in the process of doing so - and is wondering how modern tools such as ChatGPT, AI image generators or translation aids can be put to good use. The focus is not on "finished AI products", but on a holistic approach: AI as a tool, humans as authors.

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See you at the FileMaker conference FMK 2025 in Hamburg?

FileMaker Conference FMK2025

From September 15 to 17, 2025, the German-speaking FileMaker community will meet at the JUFA Hotel Hamburg HafenCity to discuss the latest developments, trends and best practices at the FileMaker Conference (FMK 2025). For over ten years, this conference has been regarded as the most important event for developers, users and decision-makers in the Claris FileMaker sector - and I am delighted to be there in person again this year.

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The Unconventional Hemorrhoid Book - open, honest and holistic

Haemorrhoids cover

Hemorrhoids are a taboo subject. Although millions of people are affected, they are rarely talked about openly. Many suffer in silence, putting off visits to the doctor and trying to get by with creams and home remedies. But it is precisely this silence that can inadvertently prolong the suffering.

With "The Unconventional Hemorrhoid Book - My way through hemorrhoid hell - and back" Markus Schall sends out a clear signal against this speechlessness - and shows new ways of better understanding, classifying and holistically alleviating complaints.

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Splint therapy for TMD - My personal path through the final phase

CMD splint experience

Three and a half years ago, a journey began for me that I would never have expected to this extent - a journey through my own body, guided by a single, regularly adjusted splint. At the beginning of 2022, I definitely wouldn't have thought that the effects would be so enormous.

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Ollama meets Qdrant: A local memory for your AI on the Mac

Memory for local AI with Ollama and Qdrant

Local AI with memory - without cloud, without subscription, without detour

In a previous articles I explained how to configure Ollama on the Mac install. If you have already completed this step, you now have a powerful local language model - such as Mistral, LLaMA3 or another compatible model that can be addressed via REST API.

However, the model only "knows" what is in the current prompt on its own. It does not remember previous conversations. What is missing is a memory.

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