c3n7/sentence-transformers-api repository overview

⁠Sentence Transformers API

A REST API for getting embeddings through sentence transformers.

⁠Installation

You can install and run the api using either of the options below:

1. Docker compose
2. Manual installation

⁠Docker Compose

Prerequisites:

• You need to have installed docker

Steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tefabi/sentence-transformers-api
   

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2. Create a .env and add a token:

   echo "TOKEN=mySecretToken"
   

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3. Start the service:

   docker compose up -d
   

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⁠Manual Installation

Prerequisites:

• You need to have installed python. Steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/tefabi/sentence-transformers-api
   

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2. Create a .env and add a token:

   echo "TOKEN=mySecretToken"
   

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3. Start a virtual environment, activate it and install the requirements:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

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4. Start the api server

   fastapi dev
   

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