Prerequisites
- A Meilisearch Cloud account. Sign up at cloud.meilisearch.com if you do not have one.
Step 1: Click “New project”
From the Cloud dashboard, click the New project button.
Step 2: Choose a plan type
You will be asked to choose between two billing models:| Plan type | Description |
|---|---|
| Resource-Based | Select compute and storage to match your performance needs. You pay a fixed hourly rate for the resources you provision. |
| Usage-Based | Pay as you go. Costs adjust automatically based on your actual searches and documents. |
Step 3: Configure the project
Both plan types share three common fields:| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Project name | Between 3 and 40 characters. |
| Region | The region where your project is hosted. Cannot be changed after creation. See Regions. |
| Meilisearch version | The version to deploy. Defaults to the latest stable release. |
Resource-Based configuration
Select a resource tier (Memory and vCPU). The Cloud UI shows the hourly cost and estimated monthly cost for the selected tier. See resource-based pricing for more details.
Usage-Based configuration
Select a plan:| Plan | Included searches | Included documents | Resources | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build | 50K/month, then $0.40 per 1,000 | 100K, then $0.30 per 1,000 | Shared | Community (Discord) |
| Pro | 250K/month, then $0.30 per 1,000 | 1M, then $0.20 per 1,000 | Dedicated | Meilisearch team |
Step 4: Create the project
Click Create project. Meilisearch Cloud provisions the instance. The project appears in your dashboard with a creating status while it is being provisioned, then becomes available in a few seconds.
Next steps
- Add documents using your project’s API URL and admin key
- Manage resources to scale as your data grows
- Invite team members to collaborate on the project