Get Elasticsearch Up and Running

After installing and activating SearchPress, you need to provide the plugin with the URL to your Elasticsearch server.

DIY

If you feel so inclined, you can run your own Elasticsearch server. Like WordPress, it is free and open-source. See the download and installation instructions on elastic.co.

Hosted Services

There are many hosted elasticsearch services available, including Found, AWS, Qbox, and Bonsai. We make no recommendation for any one service and SearchPress should work with any of them.

Authentication

If your Elasticsearch server requires authentication, jump over to Authentication before proceeding. You'll need that setup before SearchPress tries to communicate with Elasticsearch.

SearchPress Settings

Once you have the URL for Elasticsearch, enter the it into the SearchPress settings page (Tools → SearchPress). Optionally, you can also check the box to "Immediately initiate a full sync" to start indexing your data. Before you do that, you should read up on Indexing Data.