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+## Kernel Memory: E-commerce Sample
+
+
+![Build](https://github.com/demid-ns/kernel-memory-ecommerce-sample/actions/workflows/ci-build.yml/badge.svg)
+
+Support the project by giving it a star! Your feedback and contributions are greatly appreciated.
+
+## Introduction
+
+This repository contains a sample .NET project demonstrating the use of [Kernel Memory](https://github.com/microsoft/kernel-memory) for semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) on a small commercial products dataset. 
+It mimics an **e-shop** environment where users can search for products, and the application retrieves the most relevant results.
+
+The project features a [serverless setup](https://microsoft.github.io/kernel-memory/serverless) of Kernel Memory, with services embedded directly in the .NET application. 
+You can run this sample using either **Postgres** (with [pgVector](https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector)) or [Qdrant](https://github.com/qdrant/qdrant) as the vector database.
+
+This sample uses **OpenAI's `gpt-4o-mini`** as the language model and **`text-embedding-ada-002`** as the embedding model. Other models are also supported; check the [Kernel Memory repository](https://github.com/microsoft/kernel-memory) for all supported models.
+
+## Setup
+
+1. **Configure API Key**:
+   
+   Open the `appsettings.json` file in the project root and insert your API token under `KernelMemory:Services:OpenAI:APIKey`. This key is required to authenticate with the OpenAI services used in the sample.
+
+   ```json
+   {
+     "KernelMemory": {
+       "Services": {
+         "OpenAI": {
+           "APIKey": "your-api-key-here"
+         }
+       }
+     }
+   }
+   ```
+   
+2. **Run the Application**:
+   
+   To start the services, run `docker-compose up -d` **from the repository root**.
+
+   Alternatively, you can run the application through the `docker-compose` startup project directly from your IDE ([Visual Studio](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/containers/tutorial-multicontainer?view=vs-2022)/Rider/VS Code)
+
+3. **Ingest Sample Dataset**:
+   
+   After the application is running, open your browser and navigate to [http://localhost:9000](http://localhost:9000).
+   From there, you can ingest the sample dataset located at `/utils/dataset/products.csv` ([link](./utils/dataset/products.csv))
+
+## Accessing the Application
+
+- [http://localhost:9000](http://localhost:9000) - Application UI
+- [http://localhost:9000/swagger](http://localhost:9000/swagger) - Swagger API Documentation
+- [http://localhost:5341](http://localhost:5341) - Seq (structured logs, traces). Default login: `admin` Default password: `password`
+- [http://localhost:6333/dashboard](http://localhost:6333/dashboard) - Qdrant Dashboard
+
+## Contribution
+
+Feel free to open discussions, submit pull requests, or share suggestions to help improve the project! The authors are very friendly and open to feedback and contributions.
+
+
+   
diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose.override.yml
index 3d0a871..618c5e3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development
       - ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS=8080
-      - ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORTS=8081
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=http://kernelmemory.ecommerce.sample.seq:5341/ingest/otlp/v1/traces
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf
-    ports:
-      - "8080"
-      - "8081"
     volumes:
-      - ${APPDATA}/Microsoft/UserSecrets:/home/app/.microsoft/usersecrets:ro
-      - ${APPDATA}/ASP.NET/Https:/home/app/.aspnet/https:ro
\ No newline at end of file
+      - ${APPDATA}/Microsoft/UserSecrets:/home/app/.microsoft/usersecrets:ro
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ef84349..c39eaf3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ services:
       dockerfile: src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Dockerfile
     ports:
       - 9000:8080
-      - 9001:8081
     depends_on:
       kernelmemory.ecommerce.sample.database:
         condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Dockerfile b/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Dockerfile
index ba9b855..e71ebb5 100644
--- a/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:9.0 AS base
 USER app
 WORKDIR /app
 EXPOSE 8080
-EXPOSE 8081
 
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:9.0 AS build
 ARG BUILD_CONFIGURATION=Release
diff --git a/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 48d2c32..2aaa9cf 100644
--- a/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/KernelMemory.Ecommerce.Sample.Api/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@
       "dotnetRunMessages": true,
       "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5215"
     },
-    "https": {
-      "commandName": "Project",
-      "launchBrowser": true,
-      "environmentVariables": {
-        "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-      },
-      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
-      "applicationUrl": "https://localhost:7056;http://localhost:5215"
-    },
     "IIS Express": {
       "commandName": "IISExpress",
       "launchBrowser": true,
@@ -30,7 +21,6 @@
       "launchBrowser": true,
       "launchUrl": "{Scheme}://{ServiceHost}:{ServicePort}",
       "environmentVariables": {
-        "ASPNETCORE_HTTPS_PORTS": "8081",
         "ASPNETCORE_HTTP_PORTS": "8080"
       },
       "publishAllPorts": true,