Question 1

What does MindsDB do?

Accepted Answer

It connects AI models to your databases so you can use them with SQL. You create models — ML predictors or LLM connections — that you query like tables, so forecasting, classification, and text tasks become SELECT statements rather than a separate ML pipeline.

Question 2

Which ports does it use?

Accepted Answer

Two: the web UI and HTTP API on host port 47334, and a MySQL-wire API on 47335 that lets existing SQL clients and BI tools connect as though to a MySQL server. Keep both firewalled, since MindsDB stores the credentials for every connected database and any LLM API keys.

Question 3

Does it store my data?

Accepted Answer

Not your source data — that stays in the databases you connect. MindsDB stores the connection details, your models, and configuration in its ./data volume, and queries your data sources live.

Question 4

Do I need to know machine learning?

Accepted Answer

No — that's the point. If you can write SQL, you can create and query models in MindsDB. You connect a data source, create a model with a SQL statement, and query it with SELECT. It abstracts away the ML pipeline, which is what makes AI accessible to analysts and applications that only speak SQL.

Question 5

How is it different from a vector database like Milvus?

Accepted Answer

They solve different problems. A vector database like Milvus stores embeddings and does similarity search — the retrieval layer of AI apps. MindsDB connects models to your existing relational data and lets you run predictions and LLM queries over it with SQL.

Port	Purpose
47334	Web UI + HTTP API (host → container 47334)
47335	MySQL-wire API for existing SQL clients
./data	Models, connections, and config (holds DB credentials)

🤖 Setup MindsDB — AI Queries Over Your Data With SQL

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1 Download the Script

2 Make it Executable

3 Run the Installer

4 Open the Editor

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