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Date Published
Author
Isaac Levin
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959
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None

Summary

Isaac Levin presents an end-to-end demo illustrating how to utilize Elastic's tools to build a comprehensive search experience, exemplified by the fictional video streaming service Elastiflix, which uses data from The Movie Database (TMDB). The demonstration guides users through setting up an Elastic Cloud environment, ingesting data using Elastic Enterprise Search with Python libraries, and creating a modern user interface with React, powered by the open-source Search UI tool. The process includes setting up a free trial of Elastic Cloud, configuring the necessary environment, and running Docker containers for both data ingestion and user interface deployment. This example serves as a hands-on introduction for developers new to Elastic or a complete experience demonstration for those already familiar, showcasing the capabilities of Elastic Enterprise Search in managing and querying data for an optimized search experience.