Meilisearch

Deploy a production-ready Meilisearch instance with one click. Get instant, typo-tolerant search for your applications with built-in security and persistent storage.

Version Flexibility Feature

This template's standout feature is complete version control. Unlike fixed deployments, you can:

Deploy any Meilisearch version from v0.25 to the latest release
Test new releases in staging before production upgrades
Maintain version consistency across development and production environments
Roll back versions if needed by simply changing MEILISEARCH_VERSION
Use specific versions required by your SDK or application

Simply set MEILISEARCH_VERSION in your Railway variables to any valid Meilisearch Docker tag.

Key Features

⚡ Lightning-fast search - Sub-50ms search responses with typo tolerance
🔐 Secure by default - Master key authentication required
💾 Persistent storage - Data survives redeploys with Railway volumes
🌐 RESTful API - Easy integration with any application
🔄 Auto-configured - Handles Railway's dynamic port assignment automatically

Quick Setup

Deploy - Click the deploy button
Configure - Set your MEILI_MASTER_KEY (required)
Use - Your search API is ready at https://YOUR_APP.railway.app

Essential Configuration

Variable	Description	Required
`MEILI_MASTER_KEY`	Secure API key for authentication	✅ Yes
`MEILISEARCH_VERSION`	Version to deploy (default: latest)	No
`MEILI_ENV`	`production` or `development`	No

Use Cases

Perfect for:

🛍️ E-commerce product search
📚 Documentation sites
🎬 Media libraries
📝 Content management systems
🏢 Internal knowledge bases

Resources

Documentation
API Reference
SDKs (JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, PHP, and more)

Deploy and Host Meilisearch (Flexible version) on Railway

Meilisearch is a blazing-fast, open-source search engine that delivers instant, typo-tolerant search results. This flexible version template allows you to deploy any Meilisearch version with production-ready configuration, persistent storage, and automatic SSL on Railway's infrastructure.

About Hosting Meilisearch (Flexible version)

Hosting Meilisearch on Railway provides a production-ready search infrastructure with zero configuration overhead. This template automatically handles Railway's dynamic port assignment, configures secure authentication with master keys, and sets up persistent volumes for data storage. The flexible version system allows you to deploy specific Meilisearch releases or always use the latest version, ensuring compatibility with your application requirements. Railway's platform manages scaling, SSL certificates, and health monitoring, while the template provides optimized Docker configuration for consistent deployments.

Common Use Cases

E-commerce Product Search: Enable customers to find products instantly with typo tolerance, filters, and faceted search
Documentation and Knowledge Bases: Power search for technical documentation, wikis, and help centers with relevant ranking
SaaS Application Search: Add full-text search to multi-tenant applications with API key management
Media and Content Libraries: Search through movies, music, articles, or any content with custom ranking rules
Internal Enterprise Search: Create searchable databases for employee directories, documents, and company resources

Dependencies for Meilisearch (Flexible version) Hosting

Docker: Containerization platform (handled by Railway)
Persistent Storage: Railway volumes for data persistence at /meili_data

Deployment Dependencies

Meilisearch Official Documentation
Meilisearch Docker Hub
Railway Volumes Documentation
Meilisearch API Reference
Meilisearch SDKs - Official clients for JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, PHP, and more

Implementation Details

Configure your deployment with environment variables:

Required for production security

MEILI_MASTER_KEY=your-secure-master-key-here

Optional: Specify Meilisearch version (default: latest)

MEILISEARCH_VERSION=v1.15

Optional: Set environment mode

MEILI_ENV=production # or development for web UI

Optional: Configure logging

MEILI_LOG_LEVEL=INFO # ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE

Why Deploy Meilisearch (Flexible version) on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying Meilisearch (Flexible version) on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.