Create a Compose Elasticsearch index documentation with WPSOLR

Setup WPSOLR and Compose

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

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Compose Elasticsearch: new 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:

Compose Elasticsearch: new deployment preparing

Yep, your Elasticsearch cluster is ready:

Compose Elasticsearch: new deployment ready

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

4.1 – Navigate to the Portal User form

Compose Elasticsearch: new portal user menu

(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:

Compose Elasticsearch: new portal user form

Done: the new Portal User is created:

Compose Elasticsearch: new portal user list

5 – Create the Compose Elasticsearch index from WPSOLR admin

5.1 Back to your WordPress admin

Cloudways WordPress: admin home

5.2 Activate your WPSOLR license

WPSOLR admin: activate a license

5.5 The WPSOLR new index form

Compose Elasticsearch: new index

(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
Compose Elasticsearch: new deployment HTTP connection
Compose Elasticsearch: new index HTTP connection user:password replaced
(9) Create the index. Done!
Compose Elasticsearch: new index created

5.6 Index your data

Compose Elasticsearch: new index data indexed