Nixiesearch - Building a Serverless Search Engine with Lucene on S3

Explore a conference talk from Haystack EU 2024 where Roman Grebennikov, a principal ML engineer, introduces Nixiesearch - an innovative open-source search engine that runs Lucene over S3. Learn why major companies like Uber, Doordash, Amazon, and Yelp have adopted similar approaches for their search backends, prioritizing simplicity and reliability. Discover how Nixiesearch addresses common search cluster maintenance challenges through its stateless node architecture and S3-based index data storage. Gain insights into the engine's comprehensive features, including traditional Lucene capabilities like filters, facets, and suggestions, alongside modern AI functionalities such as RAG and text+image embeddings. Understand the design philosophy and trade-offs between simplicity and complexity, helping determine if Nixiesearch could be the solution for your search implementation needs.