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Typesense is an open-source, typo-tolerant search engine built for speed - a self-hosted alternative to Algolia and a simpler, developer-friendly option compared to Elasticsearch. Unlike bare Typesense deployments that have no authentication and expose the API to all interfaces, this build is secure by default: unique API key at first boot, UFW firewall pre-configured, and CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base.
Instant search with typo tolerance, faceting, filtering, and vector search - production-ready in minutes.
Overview
This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for hardening, security configuration, and support.
WHAT IS TYPESENSE
Typesense is an open-source, typo-tolerant search engine written in C++ for speed and simplicity. It is designed as a developer-friendly alternative to Algolia (self-hosted, no per-search pricing) and a lighter-weight alternative to Elasticsearch (no JVM, no cluster setup required for single-node deployments).
Typesense supports instant search with typo tolerance, faceted navigation, filtering, geo search, vector search, and hybrid search (keyword + semantic). It is used in e-commerce search, documentation search, SaaS product search, and any application requiring sub-50ms search responses.
Port: 8108 (REST API + Web UI dashboard).
WHY SELF-HOST YOUR SEARCH ENGINE
Cloud search-as-a-service pricing scales with query volume and record count. For applications with high search traffic or large document collections, self-hosted Typesense eliminates per-search and per-record fees entirely. Your data stays within your own VPC - no third-party search provider receives your documents or queries.
ENHANCED SECURITY OUT OF THE BOX
Out of the box, Typesense starts without authentication and binds to all network interfaces, exposing the API to anyone who can reach the instance. Enabling API key authentication, restricting network access, and hardening the underlying OS requires careful manual configuration.
This AMI pre-configures all of these for you at first boot.
WHAT THIS AMI ADDS
Security defaults:
- Unique API key generated per instance at first boot - no default empty key
- UFW firewall - port 8108 open only; SSH on 22; all other ports blocked
- fail2ban - SSH brute-force protection
- AppArmor - mandatory access control
OS hardening (CIS Level 1):
- CIS Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Level 1 benchmark applied via ansible-lockdown
- auditd - system call auditing
- SSH hardening - PasswordAuthentication disabled, key-only access
- Kernel hardening - SYN cookies, ASLR, rp_filter, TCP BBR
- IMDSv2 enforced - SSRF protection
Compliance artifacts (inside the AMI):
- SBOM - CycloneDX 1.6 software bill of materials at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report - OpenSCAP HTML report at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- Tailored CIS profile - documents all applied controls and any deviations at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
Quick Start:
- Launch instance (t3.medium recommended)
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/typesense-credentials.txt
- Open Security Group - allow TCP 8108 from your IP
- Test: curl -H "X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY: <api_key>" http://<PUBLIC_IP>:8108/health
Credentials and API key are saved to /root/typesense-credentials.txt at first boot. Important: never expose port 8108 to 0.0.0.0/0 without restricting to trusted IPs - the API key is the only authentication layer.
Highlights
- Typesense secure by default: unique API key per instance, UFW firewall pre-configured - the search API is not exposed to the internet out of the box.
- CIS Level 1 hardened Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: auditd, fail2ban, AppArmor, SSH key-only, IMDSv2 enforced, SBOM and CIS Conformance Report included for compliance and audit teams.
- Self-hosted Algolia alternative: typo tolerance, faceted search, vector search, and hybrid search with no per-query pricing - your documents stay within your own VPC.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.10 |
t3.micro | $0.05 |
t3.large | $0.12 |
t3.small | $0.07 |
m6i.xlarge | $0.20 |
m6i.large | $0.15 |
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Version release notes
Version 30.2 - Initial release (April 2026)
- Typesense 30.2 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- CIS Level 1 hardening applied (ansible-lockdown/UBUNTU24-CIS)
- Unique API key generated per instance at first boot - no default empty key
- REST API on port 8108 - configure Security Group to restrict access to trusted IPs
- Python client pre-installed with quickstart examples at /usr/local/share/typesense-examples/
- UFW firewall pre-configured (ports 22 and 8108 only)
- fail2ban, auditd, AppArmor pre-configured
- SBOM (CycloneDX 1.6) at /etc/lynxroute/sbom.json
- CIS Conformance Report (OpenSCAP) at /etc/lynxroute/cis-report.html
- Tailored CIS profile with documented controls at /usr/share/doc/lynxroute/CIS_TAILORED_PROFILE.md
- IMDSv2 enforced
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Usage instructions
- Launch instance (t3.medium recommended)
- SSH: ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@<PUBLIC_IP>
- Read credentials: sudo cat /root/typesense-credentials.txt
- Open Security Group - allow TCP 8108 from your IP
- Test: curl -H "X-TYPESENSE-API-KEY: <api_key>" http://<PUBLIC_IP>:8108/health
Credentials and API key are saved to /root/typesense-credentials.txt at first boot. Important: never expose port 8108 to 0.0.0.0/0 without restricting to trusted IPs - the API key is the only authentication layer.
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