If you are personally hosting your Python-powered app, you will have to contend with configuring Elasticsearch manually to ensure it works in production. As with any other deployment on a Linux server, the process of configuring yet another service can be intimidating. In this article, you will learn how to get your Elasticsearch service to work on Linode.

The search feature can dramatically improve a user's experience while interacting with an application. A simple form can be added to a web page or the navigation bar to allow a user to quickly retrieve desired results. In this article, you will learn how to implement a very generic approach to building a search functionality such that you can easily switch from one search engine to another.

If you are looking at utilizing Elasticsearch, the free and open-source search and analytics tool, you have to familiarize yourself with the technical setup details. In this article, you will learn how to download, install and start the Elasticsearch service. You will also briefly learn how to use sample JSON data to ingest and index search queries in your Flask app.