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Amazon OpenSearch Service Documentation

Amazon OpenSearch Service is a managed service that makes it easy to deploy, operate, and scale OpenSearch, a popular open-source search and analytics engine. OpenSearch Service also offers security options, high availability, data durability, and direct access to the OpenSearch API.

Get started

  1. Learn about the basic concepts and features in OpenSearch Service.
    • In this tutorial, walk through the basic steps to get an OpenSearch Service domain up and running quickly.
      • In this tutorial, learn how to add documents and perform basic searches.
        • Get started with Amazon OpenSearch Serverless by creating an on-demand, auto scaling, serverless collection.
          • Get started with Amazon OpenSearch Ingestion by creating a simple pipeline and ingesting some sample data.

            Index and search data

            1. Use this step-by-step guide to create and manage domains.
              • Ingest data into your domains and collections using Amazon OpenSearch Ingestion.
                • Use SQL, PPL, and other methods to search your data.

                  Manage OpenSearch Service

                  1. Work with and manage your indexes with tools like Index State Management, UltraWarm, and cross-cluster replication.
                    • Protect your data with various encryption mechanisms, IAM, and fine-grained access control.
                      • Back up your data and automate backups with Index State Management.

                        User guides

                        1. Explains how to create, query, and maintain OpenSearch Service domains.

                        References

                        1. Describes the API operations for OpenSearch Service, including sample requests and responses.
                          • Describes the CLI commands for OpenSearch Service.
                            • Describes the CLI commands for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless.
                              • Describes the API operations for Amazon OpenSearch Serverless, including sample requests and responses.
                                • Describes the CLI commands for Amazon OpenSearch Ingestion.
                                  • Describes the API operations for Amazon OpenSearch Ingestion.
                                    • Provides open-source documentation for OpenSearch, which is the fully open-source search and analytics engine that OpenSearch Service is built around.
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