MeiliSearch

Ultra relevant, instant and typo-tolerant full-text search API.

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Last commit19 Oct 2026
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Ultra relevant, instant and typo-tolerant full-text search API.

Self-hosting requirements

Runs withRust, Docker, Debian package
DockerYes
awesome-selfhosted lists Docker as a way to deploy it.

Sources: github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted-data/blob/master/software/meilisearch.yml, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs with” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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