A practical guide to building fast, scalable, and flexible search solutions with clear and easytounderstand examplesAbout This BookWho This Book Is ForIf you are a web developer or a user who wants to learn more about Elasticsearch, then this is the book for you. You do not need to know anything about Elasticsearch, Java, or Apache Lucene in order to use this book, though basic knowledge of databases and queries is required.What You Will LearnIn DetailThis book begins by introducing the most commonly used Elasticsearch server functionalities, from creating your own index structure, through querying, faceting, and aggregations, and ends with cluster monitoring and problem diagnosis. As you progress through the book, you will cover topics such as starting Elasticsearch, creating a new index, and designing its proper structure. After that, you'll read about the query API that Elasticsearch exposes, as well as about filtering capabilities, aggregations, and faceting. Last but not least, you will get to know how to find similar documents by using similar functionalities and how to implement application alerts by using the prospective search functionality called percolator. Some advanced topics such as shard allocation control, gateway configuration, and how to use the discovery module will also be discussed. This book will also show you the possibilities of cluster state and health monitoring as well as how to use third-party tools.