
Managed Elasticsearch and OpenSearch on Render with Bonsai
Securely bring your Bonsai managed Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters to your Render.com deployments
May 20, 2026
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Why Your Cluster Composition Matters, and Why You'll Never Have to Think About It
When you run search on Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, your data doesn’t just live in one place on one server. It lives in a cluster, or a group of …
May 20, 2026
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When to use Vector Search
This brief non-technical article will explain exactly why vector search helps, and also shows why it can hurt, your search and agent relevance.
April 28, 2026
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Using Language Servers with Direnv and Nix in Zed
Language servers need access to the correct respective language binaries, here's how to do it in Nix.
March 20, 2026
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Search Kōans
Search engineers often see problems that require a philosophical approach. You may find these kōans stick with you for long term contemplation.
December 5, 2025
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Risky Operations in Elasticsearch and OpenSearch
When operating large search clusters with heavy traffic, there are certain risky operations you should avoid. In this post, we present a comprehe…
October 1, 2025
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Managed Elasticsearch and OpenSearch on Fly.io with Bonsai
Securely bring your Bonsai managed Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters to your Fly.io deployments!
September 12, 2025
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How to really scale autocomplete
A straightforward guide to scaling an autocomplete solution in Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.
July 18, 2025
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How to really do autocomplete
The first and only straightforward guide for implementing a good autocomplete solution in pure Elasticsearch or Opensearch, because all the other…
June 6, 2025
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Surviving the AI Mandate.
It happened. The decision was made, and the directive has come. You have to ship "AI" in the next quarter or two. Now what?
April 25, 2025
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Winning the Relevancy Game
Set yourself up for success to make real forward progress when tuning search relevancy.
March 25, 2025
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Query Sampling for Relevancy Testing
When testing for relevancy, is it best to test against the most frequently asked queries, or to choose a subset of queries that may not include t…
January 28, 2025
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