meilisearch
TLDR
Start server
$ meilisearch
Start with master key$ meilisearch --master-key=[your-key]
Specify data directory$ meilisearch --db-path=[/var/lib/meilisearch]
Set HTTP address$ meilisearch --http-addr=[127.0.0.1:7700]
Run in production mode$ meilisearch --env=production --master-key=[key]
SYNOPSIS
meilisearch [options]
DESCRIPTION
Meilisearch is a fast, typo-tolerant search engine. It provides instant search with features like typo tolerance, filters, faceting, and highlighting out of the box.
Meilisearch is designed as an alternative to Elasticsearch and Algolia for smaller-scale applications.
PARAMETERS
--master-key key
Master API key.--db-path path
Database directory.--http-addr addr
Listen address.--env mode
Environment (development/production).--max-indexing-memory size
Memory limit for indexing.--log-level level
Logging level.
API USAGE
$ # Add documents
curl -X POST 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/documents' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @movies.json
# Search
curl 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/search?q=batman'
curl -X POST 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/documents' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @movies.json
# Search
curl 'http://localhost:7700/indexes/movies/search?q=batman'
CAVEATS
Single-node only (no clustering). Index size limited by RAM. Master key required in production. Data format specific.
HISTORY
Meilisearch was created by Clément Renault in 2018 as an open-source, easy-to-use search engine written in Rust.
SEE ALSO
elasticsearch(1), typesense(1), sonic(1)
