diff --git a/genai/vector_database/qdrant_vdb.py b/genai/vector_database/qdrant_vdb.py
index 1573191..00f3e60 100644
--- a/genai/vector_database/qdrant_vdb.py
+++ b/genai/vector_database/qdrant_vdb.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import logging
 
-from .base_vdb import BaseVDB
 from qdrant_client import QdrantClient
 from qdrant_client.models import VectorParams, Distance
+from qdrant_client.http.models import Filter, FieldCondition, MatchValue
+
 from langchain_qdrant import QdrantVectorStore
 from langchain_openai import OpenAIEmbeddings
 
-from qdrant_client.http.models import Filter, FieldCondition, MatchValue
-
-from config import Config
+from genai.config import Config
+from .base_vdb import BaseVDB
 
 # Set Logging
 logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def create_and_get_vector_storage(self, collection_name: str):
 
     def delete_collection(self, collection_name: str):
         """Deletes the given collection in the vector storage."""
-        if not self.client.check_collection(collection_name):
+        if not self.client.collection_exists(collection_name):
             logging.info("Collection %s does not exist, nothing to delete.",
                          collection_name)
             return
diff --git a/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-deployment.yml b/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-deployment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a7774a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-deployment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: qdrant
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: qdrant
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: qdrant
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: qdrant
+          image: qdrant/qdrant:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 6333
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: qdrant-storage
+              mountPath: /qdrant/storage
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              memory: "256Mi"
+              cpu: "100m"
+            limits:
+              memory: "512Mi"
+              cpu: "500m"
+      volumes:
+        - name: qdrant-storage
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: qdrant-pvc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-pvc.yml b/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-pvc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e4a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-pvc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: qdrant-pvc
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: {{ .Values.vdb.storage }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-service.yml b/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-service.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e88e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipai-chart/templates/qdrant-service.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Values.services.qdrant }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: qdrant
+  ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 6333
+      targetPort: 6333
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipai-chart/values.yaml b/recipai-chart/values.yaml
index 4dee9f0..f46e66a 100644
--- a/recipai-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/recipai-chart/values.yaml
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ services:
   server: server-service
   genai: genai-service
   mongodb: mongodb-service
+  qdrant: qdrant-service
 
 db:
   adminUsername: admin
   storage: 4Gi
 
+# qdrant vector db
+vdb:
+  storage: 1Gi
+
 # will be overridden
 secrets:
   gitlabClientSecret: "set in CI pipeline"