AWS OpenSearch Service runs OpenSearch, a different engine from Solr. Moving a Solr application there means rewriting its schema, configuration, queries and client code. Opensolr keeps you on Apache Solr and adds site search on top.
Moving an existing Solr application: what you keep and what you rewrite.
01 · Side by side
02 · IP rules per request handler
A common setup: all on /select, so every visitor can search, and your server’s address on /, so only your server can write. You set them in the Security tab of the index: Choose who can reach your index.
03 · Also part of Opensolr site search
Crawling your site, a hosted search page, hybrid search, AI Hints, AI Reader, the chat bot, search by image, text read from scans, facets, Query Elevation, Search Tuning and search analytics. One page each: Enterprise Site Search, all in one.
04 · When AWS OpenSearch fits
Your stack already lives on AWS, your team works with the OpenSearch query model, and you want IAM, VPC and CloudWatch around your search.
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