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Manticore Search

Manticore Search

Manticore Search is an open-source search database for full-text, vector, and hybrid search. Query it with SQL and index in real time. GPL-3.0 licensed with 11,900+ GitHub stars.

At a glance

License GPL-3.0 Version Latest OS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Min RAM 1 GB IP IPV4,IPV6

Default Ports

Manticore listens on the following ports by default:

  • MySQL clients: 9306
  • HTTP/HTTPS connections: 9308
  • Binary API / node connections: 9312

These ports are bound to localhost by default.

For remote access, use an SSH tunnel or configure the service to listen on an appropriate network interface.

MySQL Client

Connect locally from the server:

mysql -h0 -P9306

SSH Tunnel

For example, to access the HTTP interface remotely through an SSH tunnel:

ssh -N -L 9308:127.0.0.1:9308 root@<SERVER-IP>

Then access Manticore locally through: http://127.0.0.1:9308

Data & Logs

  • Configuration: /etc/manticoresearch/manticore.conf
  • Data: /var/lib/manticore
  • Logs: /var/log/manticore
  • Systemd logs: sudo journalctl -u manticore

Service Management

Restart Manticore:

sudo systemctl restart manticore

Check service status:

sudo systemctl status manticore

Stop Manticore:

sudo systemctl stop manticore

Start Manticore:

sudo systemctl start manticore

Check whether Manticore starts automatically at boot:

sudo systemctl is-enabled manticore

Disable automatic startup:

sudo systemctl disable manticore

Enable automatic startup:

sudo systemctl enable manticore

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