vLLM custom connector setup guide #3858
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benironside
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| * Docker or Podman. |
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There were a few places throughout the guide that referred to a Docker container. I changed those to just refer to a container since it seems Podman is an acceptable alternative too.
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| 1. Configure your host server with the necessary GPU resources. | ||
| 2. Run the desired model in a vLLM container. | ||
| 3. Use a reverse proxy like Nginx to securely expose the endpoint to {{ecloud}}. |
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Is it just Elastic Cloud that this works with? Not other deployment types?
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| 1. When you want to invoke a tool, never describe the call in text. | ||
| 2. Always return the invocation in the `tool_calls` field. | ||
| 3. The `content` field must remain empty for any assistant message that performs a tool call. | ||
| 4. Only use tool calls defined in the "tools" parameter. |
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Note to self: Following https://github.com/elastic/sdh-security-team/issues/1417 to confirm if this system prompt fix works
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can we make the existing page generic then link to two methods:
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Resolves #3474 by creating a tutorial for how to connect a custom LLM running in vLLM to Elastic.
Technical reviewers, I left a few questions for you in comments. Also: