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How to really scale autocomplete
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Blog Post: How to really scale autocomplete

A straightforward guide to scaling an autocomplete solution in Elasticsearch or OpenSearch.

Jul 18, 2025

Logstash and Bonsai and bots, oh my!

Logstash and Bonsai and bots, oh my!

Sometimes we’re asked if we support Logstash.

Feb 13, 2016

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The Ideal Elasticsearch Index

The Ideal Elasticsearch Index

At the core of Elasticsearch’s popularity is the ease and simplicity of setting up a cluster.

Jan 11, 2016

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Can I have multiple indices on a shard?

Can I have multiple indices on a shard?

We sometimes hear from users concerned about their shard counts.

Nov 19, 2015

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Efficient sorting of geo distances in Elasticsearch

Efficient sorting of geo distances in Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch is much more than just a search engine: it’s also a powerful analytics tool.

Apr 14, 2015

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Elasticsearch and the IllegalArgumentException (docID must be >= 0)

Elasticsearch and the IllegalArgumentException (docID must be >= 0)

We sometimes get support tickets from users asking about this error message.

Apr 6, 2015

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Measuring Availability as an Elasticsearch Hosting Provider

Measuring Availability as an Elasticsearch Hosting Provider

Our uptime in September, as reported by external polling, was 100%.

Oct 2, 2014

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Announcing Kibana!

Announcing Kibana!

Many of our customers have asked for Kibana, the popular analytics package which is now officially part of Elasticsearch’s suite of tools.

Sep 22, 2014

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Elasticsearch 1.0 has launched!

Elasticsearch 1.0 has launched!

Big congratulations to the Elasticsearch team, which shipped its version 1.0 yesterday!

Feb 12, 2014

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The Case for Multi-Index Search

The Case for Multi-Index Search

One of Elasticsearch’s biggest strengths is the ease of creating many indexes. It’s just a simple HTTP POST, and you’re ready to start indexing d…

Feb 19, 2013

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