Databases and search, checked 2026-09-07
Meilisearch: Docker configuration reference
Self-hosted search engine with typo tolerance, faceting and sub-50ms response times over your own documents.
At a glance
Ports
Ports| Port | What listens | Source |
|---|
7700 | HTTP listener for the API and the search preview UI. Configurable via MEILI_HTTP_ADDR. | source for port 7700 |
Environment variables
Environment variables| Variable | Required | What it does | Example | Source |
|---|
MEILI_MASTER_KEY | No | Protects every route except GET /health. Unset in a reachable deployment, the instance and all its data are open with no authentication. | a random string of at least 16 bytes | source for MEILI_MASTER_KEY |
MEILI_ENV | No | Instance environment, either production or development. Affects default behaviour such as whether MEILI_MASTER_KEY is required. | production | source for MEILI_ENV |
MEILI_DB_PATH | No | Directory where index data is stored on disk. | /meili_data/data.ms | source for MEILI_DB_PATH |
MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS | No | Disables Meilisearch's built-in telemetry when set. | true | source for MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS |
Volumes that must persist
Volumes| Path | What is in it | Source |
|---|
/meili_data | Holds the data.ms index directory set by MEILI_DB_PATH. Losing this loses every index. | source for /meili_data |
Behind a reverse proxy
Release timeline
Releases| Version | Date | Breaking | What changed | Source |
|---|
v1.53.1 | 2026-08-13 | No | Adds an environment variable to control the maximum number of LMDB read transactions for the task queue. | source for release v1.53.1 |
v1.53.0 | 2026-08-10 | No | Adds sharding support for foreign filters, retrieving documents over the network when evaluating them. | source for release v1.53.0 |
v1.52.3 | 2026-08-10 | No | Reverts a search speed change introduced in an earlier 1.52.x release that caused a regression. | source for release v1.52.3 |
v1.52.0 | 2026-08-03 | No | Introduces the experimental /tasks/stream and /batches/stream SSE routes for a live connection to the engine. | source for release v1.52.0 |
v1.50.0 | 2026-07-20 | Yes | Revamps Dynamic Search Rules and introduces breaking changes for users of that feature. | source for release v1.50.0 |
If it is not coming up
Read from the upstream documentation, repository and container registry by Keita Emsden on 2026-09-07. Every row links the page it came from. Upstream changes without telling anyone, so check the source link before you rely on a value.
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