Search SaaS bills you $49+ every month, and usage-based engines charge more as your traffic grows. This kit runs the open-source Meilisearch engine on your own server in one evening: a step-by-step deploy runbook with Docker, a product indexer for WooCommerce, PrestaShop or custom catalogs, and a drop-in storefront widget with instant results as you type. One payment of ฿1,490 — less than a month of search SaaS — then nothing.
Get the kit — ฿1,49013 files in one zip — no dependencies to install: the indexer uses only the standard library and the widget is plain JavaScript. Copy, paste, run.
From an empty VPS to a live search endpoint: Docker Compose for Meilisearch, API keys done right, HTTPS reverse proxy notes, a backup routine and health checks — copy-paste commands, written for one evening, not one weekend.
A script that reads your catalog export — CSV or JSON from WooCommerce, PrestaShop or a custom store — and pushes every product into the index with the right searchable fields. Standard library only; re-run it whenever your catalog changes.
A dependency-free JavaScript widget: results as your customers type, typo tolerance, and interface labels in English, German, French and Spanish. One snippet in your template — works with WooCommerce, PrestaShop or anything custom.
Ranking rules, synonyms, facets and curated results — how to make search sell without a dashboard. Includes an honest DIY method for search analytics from your server's access logs.
cost-math.md lays your total cost against search SaaS prices taken from official pricing pages — checked September 2026 — including the honest cases where a hosted cloud is the better deal for you.
A quickstart that walks the whole path in order — deploy, index, embed, verify — plus a single-business license written in plain language. Everything documented, nothing to reverse-engineer.
This kit wraps MIT-licensed open source. The search engine inside is Meilisearch — free software anyone can download, built by the Meilisearch team. The kit contains no engine code and doesn't modify it. What you're buying is the production work around it: the runbook, the indexer, the widget and the guides.
Self-host means you run it. Uptime and backups are your responsibility — there is no SLA and no support hotline bundled with the engine. If you'd rather pay monthly for someone else to operate it, the same engine is available hosted from $20/month, and the kit includes migration notes for exactly that path.
No invented numbers. We don't claim conversion increases. Every competitor price in the cost sheet comes from an official pricing page, dated the day we checked it, with the link included.
Sized honestly. The defaults are tuned for stores up to roughly 5,000 products. Bigger catalogs work, but expect to tune hardware and indexing yourself.
Stores that want fast, relevant search without a monthly meter.
WooCommerce, PrestaShop or a custom stack — if your catalog fits a small store, the kit's defaults are tuned for you: one modest server, one evening of setup, search that feels instant.
Popular plans start at $49 a month, and usage-based engines get pricier as traffic grows. ฿1,490 once ≈ one month of the cheapest plan — then $0 a month, on hardware you already control.
The widget ships with interface labels in English, German, French and Spanish, and the engine's typo tolerance works across languages. Your product data stays in whatever languages you sell in.
Agencies and freelancers: the runbook is a repeatable checklist — deploy, index, embed the widget, hand over. The license covers deploying the kit for client stores, one license per client project.
No monthly plan, no usage meter, no SKU cap.
≈ US$42
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A single-business license: one buyer (a person or a company) can install the kit on as many servers and storefronts as that business runs. Agencies and freelancers deploy for client stores with one license per client project. Reselling or redistributing the kit files themselves is not allowed. Your store, your data, your servers — everything you deploy stays yours.
Yes — every v1.x update (runbook improvements, widget refinements, indexer fixes) is free. Re-download any time from your download page with your email and password. If a v2.0 ever ships, existing buyers get a clear upgrade path — never a surprise paywall.
If the kit doesn't fit how you work, email [email protected] within 14 days of purchase and we'll refund you in full — the zip is yours to keep or delete. One refund per purchase; we only ask for optional feedback.
Yes — that's what self-host means, and it's why there's no monthly bill. Any modest VPS works: a small box around $5/month, or a free tier from the major clouds, is enough for a store under 5,000 products. The runbook installs the engine with Docker step by step. And if you decide running a server isn't for you, the kit includes notes for moving the same setup to a hosted plan (from $20/month).
The storefront widget's interface labels ship in English, German, French and Spanish — switched with one setting. Your product data itself can be in any language: the engine handles typo tolerance and relevance with catalogs in dozens of languages.
฿1,490 one-time · ≈ US$42 · free updates v1.x · instant download
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