Setup WPSOLR and Compose

From WPSOLR 21.3.

This video suppose you are hosting your WordPress site at Compose.

You will see how to create a Compose Elasticsearch index with a few clicks.

 

What is Compose?

Compose is a managed cloud hosting platform. It can host your Elasticsearch servers. Rather than installing Elasticsearch on your own servers, you get a subscription and let the service manage your indexes on your behalf. No need of manpower, or servers, anymore.

Here is the video tutorial:

1 – Signup for a free trial at Compose

 

2 – Navigate to your Compose dashboard

 

3 – Create your first Compose Elasticsearch deployment

(1) – Select “Elasticsearch” as your deployment template

(2) Select a location to host your application’s VMs (virtual servers)

(3) Select the Elasticsearch version (always choose the latest version)

(4) Select VMs initial size

(5) Start the application creation

Wait a few minutes until your Elasticsearch deployment is ready:

Yep, your Elasticsearch cluster is ready:

4 – Create a Portal User to secure access to your Elasticsearch cluster

4.1 – Navigate to the Portal User form

(1) Click on menu “Portal Users”

(2) Click on “Add Portal User” link

4.2 – Fill the new Portal User fields and save

Fill the Username and Password:

 

Done: the new Portal User is created:

5 – Create the Compose Elasticsearch index from WPSOLR admin

5.1 Back to your WordPress admin

 

5.2 Activate your WPSOLR license

 

5.5 The WPSOLR new index form

•  (1), (2), then (3) to edit a new index
• (4) Select “Elasticsearch” among index types
• (5) Select “Compose” among Hosting Services
• (6) Set a name for you index, visible in WPSOLR admin
• (7) Set a name for your index, visible in Elasticsearch backend (only letters and “_”, no whitespaces)
• (8) Paste the Compose Elasticsearch deployment HTTP connection

  

  

• (9) Create the index. Done!

  

5.6 Index your data