Ask HN: What's the best way to add search to my website? I have a quite unique website https://ray.run/ I tried to create a website like the ones I remember browsing back in early 2000s. It has questions from the users, discord forum archive, dev tools, videos, etc. I want to find a way to add search for users. I see it on the other websites, and usually they use Algolia. However, my community is entirely free and their product is paid. What can I do instead? |
- https://duckduckgo.com/?q=site%3Aray.run+playwright+test&t=f...
- https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aray.run+playwright+te...
Keep it simple for now.
* https://stork-search.net/ (Rust/WASM)
* tinysearch: https://github.com/tinysearch/tinysearch (Rust/WASM)
* https://lunrjs.com/ (JS, simple, stable)
* http://elasticlunr.com/ - based on the former, slightly more sophisticated tuning options
Projects like Elasticsearch, Solr, or even using Google Custom Search can provide search capabilities without the cost. They might require a bit more setup and maintenance, but they can be budget-friendly options for a free community.
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Paid https://www.mojeek.com/services/search/site-search-api/
Took a bit of time to customize it, but you can match your website style pretty closely.
https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=210b5e0b95aee4c07&q=test#gsc.t...