Meilisearch

Open-source search engine. Self-hostable; alternative to Algolia.

Meilisearch is an open-source, lightning-fast search engine. Self-hostable or use the cloud version.

Full walkthrough being written.

When to pick

• You want open-source / self-hostable search.
• Algolia’s pricing is too steep.
• You’re already running other open-source infra.

Setup

MEILI_HOST and MEILI_API_KEY in vly secrets. Sync from Convex via mutations + actions.

Related

Algolia

Hosted alternative.

Convex full-text search

Built-in alternative.

Search patterns

Architectural decisions.