Meilisearch on Ubuntu 24.04

Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A fast, open source search engine with AI powered hybrid search over a clean REST API.

Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

Meilisearch is a fast, open source search engine that returns relevant, typo tolerant results in milliseconds. It combines classic keyword search with AI powered vector search for hybrid semantic queries, and adds filtering, faceting, custom ranking, synonyms and multi language support, all through a clean REST API with official client libraries for most languages.

It suits any team that wants to add fast, relevant search to a website, application or catalogue and prefers a search engine they run and own inside their own cloud account rather than a hosted search service.

Why the cloudimg image

The cloudimg image installs Meilisearch in production mode behind an nginx reverse proxy that binds the engine to loopback and is ready for your TLS certificate. Security is enforced from the first request: a unique master key is generated on each virtual machine's first boot and written to a root only file, so there is no insecure development mode and no shared credential in the image. The appliance refreshes itself to the newest release on first boot, so every launch runs current software. The paired deployment guide covers reading your key, creating an index, running your first search and enabling HTTPS, and every deployment carries 24/7 support.

Common uses

  • Adding fast, typo tolerant search to a website, application or catalogue
  • AI powered hybrid search that blends keyword and vector similarity
  • A self hosted search engine you run inside your own cloud account