Meilisearch Cloud is the recommended way to run Meilisearch in production environments. It handles provisioning, updates, backups, and scaling automatically.
Choosing a deployment target
All cloud provider guides follow the same pattern: provision a server, install Meilisearch, configure systemd, set up Nginx with HTTPS, and configure firewall rules. The main differences are provider-specific networking and firewall configuration.
Production checklist
Before going to production, make sure you have:- Set a strong master key (at least 16 bytes)
- Set environment to
production - Configured a reverse proxy (Nginx or Caddy) with HTTPS
- Set up scheduled snapshots or a backup strategy
- Configured systemd to restart Meilisearch on failure
- Reviewed RAM and threading settings for your workload