Select a search service

Proposal

Evaluate Elasticsearch and OpenSearch to determine which software will be packaged with GitLab as the search service.

The following must be taken into consideration:

• license (legal will be consulted)
• distribution methods available (and licensing of those)

Considerations

• GitLab.com uses Elasticsearch hosted on ElasticCloud
• Dedicated uses GET (GitLab Environment Toolkit) which uses OpenSearch
• SM customers use both with a higher percentage on Elasticsearch
• Handbook on using open source software guidance does not list AGPLv3 an a approved licenses. We would have to discuss with legal if an exception applies.