From 4da01d375d538d255d4e128d219e2783ec0e01b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Tim=20Vis=C3=A9e?= <tim+github@visee.me>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:18:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Actively migrate away from RocksDB for vector/payload storage
 and index (#7551)

* Actively migrate away from RocksDB for vector/payload storage and index

* Update OpenAPI spec
---
 docs/redoc/master/openapi.json | 12 ++++++------
 lib/common/common/src/flags.rs | 15 +++++++++------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/redoc/master/openapi.json b/docs/redoc/master/openapi.json
index 42d00f2c5f..7b4de2ce73 100644
--- a/docs/redoc/master/openapi.json
+++ b/docs/redoc/master/openapi.json
@@ -11627,18 +11627,18 @@
             "type": "boolean"
           },
           "migrate_rocksdb_vector_storage": {
-            "description": "Migrate RocksDB based vector storages into new format on start.",
-            "default": false,
+            "description": "Migrate RocksDB based vector storages into new format on start.\n\nEnabled by default in Qdrant 1.16.1.",
+            "default": true,
             "type": "boolean"
           },
           "migrate_rocksdb_payload_storage": {
-            "description": "Migrate RocksDB based payload storages into new format on start.",
-            "default": false,
+            "description": "Migrate RocksDB based payload storages into new format on start.\n\nEnabled by default in Qdrant 1.16.1.",
+            "default": true,
             "type": "boolean"
           },
           "migrate_rocksdb_payload_indices": {
-            "description": "Migrate RocksDB based payload indices into new format on start.\n\nRebuilds a new payload index from scratch.",
-            "default": false,
+            "description": "Migrate RocksDB based payload indices into new format on start.\n\nRebuilds a new payload index from scratch.\n\nEnabled by default in Qdrant 1.16.1.",
+            "default": true,
             "type": "boolean"
           },
           "appendable_quantization": {
diff --git a/lib/common/common/src/flags.rs b/lib/common/common/src/flags.rs
index 7b804f5849..f3eee37143 100644
--- a/lib/common/common/src/flags.rs
+++ b/lib/common/common/src/flags.rs
@@ -45,17 +45,20 @@ pub struct FeatureFlags {
     pub migrate_rocksdb_id_tracker: bool,
 
     /// Migrate RocksDB based vector storages into new format on start.
-    // TODO(1.16.1): enable by default
+    ///
+    /// Enabled by default in Qdrant 1.16.1.
     pub migrate_rocksdb_vector_storage: bool,
 
     /// Migrate RocksDB based payload storages into new format on start.
-    // TODO(1.16.1): enable by default
+    ///
+    /// Enabled by default in Qdrant 1.16.1.
     pub migrate_rocksdb_payload_storage: bool,
 
     /// Migrate RocksDB based payload indices into new format on start.
     ///
     /// Rebuilds a new payload index from scratch.
-    // TODO(1.16.1): enable by default
+    ///
+    /// Enabled by default in Qdrant 1.16.1.
     pub migrate_rocksdb_payload_indices: bool,
 
     /// Use appendable quantization in appendable plain segments.
@@ -73,9 +76,9 @@ impl Default for FeatureFlags {
             payload_storage_skip_rocksdb: true,
             incremental_hnsw_building: true,
             migrate_rocksdb_id_tracker: true,
-            migrate_rocksdb_vector_storage: false,
-            migrate_rocksdb_payload_storage: false,
-            migrate_rocksdb_payload_indices: false,
+            migrate_rocksdb_vector_storage: true,
+            migrate_rocksdb_payload_storage: true,
+            migrate_rocksdb_payload_indices: true,
             appendable_quantization: true,
         }
     }