Meilisearch

A flexible and powerful search engine that can be added to any website or application.

Config File

/etc/meilisearch/config.toml

To apply config changes:

systemctl restart meilisearch

Access Meilisearch

By default, Meilisearch runs at: http://127.0.0.1:7700

To access from another machine, change http_addr in /etc/meilisearch/config.toml to 0.0.0.0 or use SSH port forwarding:

ssh -L 7700:127.0.0.1:7700 root@<server-ip>

Master Key Location

/etc/meilisearch/.master_key

Keep this key safe; it’s required for authenticating to the API.

Data Paths

  • Database: /var/lib/meilisearch/data
  • Dumps: /var/lib/meilisearch/dumps
  • Snapshots: /var/lib/meilisearch/snapshots

Application Details