Meilisearch hosting
A fast, typo-tolerant search engine you can drop into any application.
- Minimum1 vCPU · 1.5 GB
- Disk10 GB
- Smallest planStarter
- Web interfaceYes, over HTTPS
What is Meilisearch?
Meilisearch indexes your documents and answers search queries in milliseconds, with typo tolerance, prefix matching, filters and faceting configured through a simple API.
It aims to be the search engine you can add in an afternoon: sensible defaults, one binary, and client libraries for the usual languages.
What you get
- Search-as-you-type latency with typo tolerance out of the box
- Filters, facets, sorting and custom ranking rules
- Official client libraries for JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go and more
- API keys scoped to indexes and actions
Running Meilisearch on Autogineer Cloud
Meilisearch is a one-click install here: choose it at checkout, set a root password, and the server is built, the software installed and configured, and published on its own HTTPS address — usually in about a minute, with the whole build streamed to your browser as it runs.
- Installed and configured, not just downloaded. The build finishes only once Meilisearch is answering on its port with a real page — a server that could not finish is reported as failed rather than handed over looking complete.
- A working HTTPS address from the first minute. Your server is published at an address like meilisearch-vps.autogineer.com, with a valid certificate, so webhooks and OAuth callbacks work immediately. Your own domain can be added afterwards.
- Full root over SSH. The one-click install is a starting point, not a cage: you can reconfigure Meilisearch, install anything beside it, or replace it entirely.
- Backups you can restore from. On-demand backups of the whole server on every paid plan, which for Meilisearch means its data as well as its configuration.
- Room to grow. Resize the plan as Meilisearch grows, or rebuild the same server with a different app when the project changes.
Who it suits
Developers adding search to a site or app who do not want to operate an Elasticsearch cluster.
Getting started with Meilisearch
- When the build finishes, your server's page in the dashboard shows its HTTPS address, its root password and any sign-in details the installer set for Meilisearch. The build console streams every step as it happens, so you can see exactly what was installed rather than taking it on trust.
- There is a small search preview UI, but the real first step is an API call: push a batch of documents to an index with your master key, then query it and watch the typo tolerance work.
- Add your own domain from the same page when you are ready: point a DNS record at the server and the certificate is issued for you. The original address keeps working, so nothing you configured against it breaks.
- Take a backup once Meilisearch is configured the way you want it. A backup captures the whole server, so restoring one brings back Meilisearch and its data together — and it is the only thing that will bring them back.
Frequently asked questions
How does it compare with Elasticsearch?
Meilisearch is far simpler to run and tuned for instant end-user search. Elasticsearch is a general analytics engine and needs considerably more resources and care.
Do I need to keep the master key secret?
Yes. Generate scoped keys for your front end and keep the master key on the server side only.
How long does it take to install Meilisearch?
About a minute. Choosing Meilisearch at checkout builds the server, installs it, and publishes it on an HTTPS address, streaming the progress to your browser as it happens.
What size server does Meilisearch need?
At least 1 vCPU, 1.5 GB of memory and 10 GB of disk, which is the Starter plan or larger. These are the figures the installer is tested against rather than the smallest configuration that will boot.
Do I get root access to the server?
Yes. Every server includes full root access over SSH on its own port, so you can configure, extend or replace anything the one-click installer set up.
Can I use my own domain with Meilisearch?
Yes. Each server is published on its own HTTPS address the moment it is built — meilisearch-vps.autogineer.com for example, and you can point your own domain at it afterwards from the dashboard.
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