Overview
Meilisearch (Hardened) on Amazon Linux 2023 is a production-ready, security-hardened image of the Meilisearch lightning-fast search engine, maintained and supported by Derek Coleman & Associates Inc.
This is repackaged open-source software. Meilisearch is developed by Meili SAS and the Meilisearch community and is distributed under the MIT license. Meilisearch is a trademark of Meili SAS; this listing is not endorsed by or affiliated with Meili SAS. This product bundles Meilisearch built from unmodified upstream source on a hardened Amazon Linux 2023 base; the charges associated with this listing are for image hardening, continuous patching, vulnerability scanning, and business-day support - not for the underlying open-source software, which remains free.
Hardening baseline: minimal package footprint, SSH key-only access (password authentication disabled), IMDSv2 enforced, Meilisearch running in production mode bound to 127.0.0.1:7700 with a unique master key generated per instance on first boot (stored root-only at /etc/meilisearch.env - no key is ever baked into the image). Opening port 7700 to trusted CIDRs is a deliberate customer step. Images are rebuilt, scanned for HIGH and CRITICAL vulnerabilities, and republished on a regular cadence so that new launches start current. Manage the service with systemd: sudo systemctl restart meilisearch.
Highlights
- Production-ready: systemd-managed Meilisearch; analytics disabled; read the master key with: sudo cat /etc/meilisearch.env.
- Security-hardened at build time: minimal packages, key-only SSH, IMDSv2-only, production mode with a per-instance master key generated on first boot.
- Continuously patched: rebuilt, vulnerability-scanned, and republished on a regular cadence.
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Pricing
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
c7i.xlarge Recommended | $0.46 |
c7i.2xlarge | $0.92 |
c7i.4xlarge | $1.84 |
Vendor refund policy
Usage-based hourly billing; charges stop when instances are terminated. Contact support@dcassociatesgroup.com for billing questions.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
[Security] Refreshed image: rebuilt on the latest hardened Amazon Linux 2023 baseline; all OS packages current at build.
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Usage instructions
- Launch from AWS Marketplace (1-Click or EC2 console).
- Connect via SSH with your EC2 key pair: ssh -i <key> ec2-user@<public-ip>. Root login is disabled; use sudo.
- Meilisearch runs in production mode on 127.0.0.1:7700. Read the per-instance master key with: sudo cat /etc/meilisearch.env, then create API keys via the /keys endpoint.
- To serve clients, open TCP 7700 to trusted CIDRs only.
- Verify: sudo systemctl status meilisearch.
- Sensitive data: the only secret is the per-instance master key at /etc/meilisearch.env (generated on first boot; never shipped in the image).
- Backup: snapshot the EBS volume (it contains all configuration and data).
- Resources: a single instance uses 1 EC2 instance and 1 gp3 EBS volume; no other AWS resources are created.
- Support: support@dcassociatesgroup.com .
Support
Vendor support
Support by Derek Coleman & Associates Incorporated. Email: support@dcassociatesgroup.com . Business-day response. Covers image operation, hardening baseline, and launch issues.
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