If you’ve spent time trying to ramp up on Elasticsearch and configure a local cluster, you may be wondering if there’s a better way. Perhaps you’re in need of solid advice, and maybe you’d like to find an easier path. In this article, we summarize a number of best practices in managing an ES cluster. Also, we provide many links to specific information that you can find in our extensive blog and knowledge base.

Qbox has become the premier provider of hosted Elasticsearch services. The project began as a more economical solution to Amazon’s Cloudsearch, but we quickly got caught up in the flexibility and power of Elasticsearch.

Now, several years later, we’re enjoying steady growth as we help Elasticsearch developers and ops staff reduce their aches and pains — while lowering their overall operating costs. We invite you to read this article for an overview of the major considerations of launching and scaling Elasticsearch clusters.