Using pods
Understanding pod-based indexes
Understand Pinecone pod-based indexes, including pod types and sizing. Pod indexes are legacy and unavailable to new customers, and serverless is recommended.
Migrate a pod-based index to serverless
Migrate a Pinecone pod-based index to serverless for automatic scaling, better performance, and usage-based pricing with no minimum spend commitment.
Choose a pod type and size
Choose a Pinecone pod type and size (s1, p1, p2). Pod indexes are legacy and unavailable to new customers, and serverless needs no capacity planning.
Create a pod-based index
Create a Pinecone pod-based index. Pod indexes are legacy and unavailable to new customers, and serverless is the current option for new indexes.
Manage pod-based indexes
Manage Pinecone pod-based indexes. Pod indexes are legacy and unavailable to new customers, and serverless is recommended for new projects.
Scale pod-based indexes
Scale Pinecone pod-based indexes by adding pods or replicas. Pod indexes are legacy and unavailable to new customers, and serverless scales automatically.