# Help me get started with HF

**URL:** <https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/help-me-get-started-with-hf/140884>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [February 14, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/help-me-get-started-with-hf/140884 "2025-02-14T16:42:40Z")\
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I’ll answer the questions in order, starting with the easiest ones. Also, if the questions are this complicated, I think it would be more efficient to ask them on HF Discord…😅

> **QUESTION: Which database should I use, to work on HF free tire?**

There seem to be various things that can be used. Also, it seems that there are various approaches being taken to long-term memory for LLM. I’m not very familiar with it…

> **[OpenSearch Vector Database with Hugging Face for Enhanced Search Capabilities](https://medium.com/@visrow/opensearch-vector-database-with-hugging-face-for-enhanced-search-capabilities-2686d054ff43)**
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> In this article, I will explore how to deploy OpenSearch as Vector Database on Hugging Face Spaces and integrate it with Hugging Face’s…

> **[Paper page - Evaluating Very Long-Term Conversational Memory of LLM Agents](https://huggingface.co/papers/2402.17753)**
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> Join the discussion on this paper page

> **QUESTION: Is there a specific Storage Strategy I need to follow?**

As for the strategy for saving data, or rather the place to save it, I recommend using a data set repository.

> [@Persistent storage who can access?](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/persistent-storage-who-can-access/108027/3):
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> Yes i mean paid service ( Persistent Storage ), how can i ask HF representative Thank you

> **[Storage limits](https://huggingface.co/docs/hub/storage-limits)**
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> We’re on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.

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