How to Install MeiliSearch on Windows 10

MeiliSearch is an open-source search engine software that you can use to power search functions in your applications. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to install it on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

Windows 10 64-bit
An administrative account
PowerShell version 5.1 or newer

Installation

Download the latest version of MeiliSearch for Windows from https://github.com/meilisearch/MeiliSearch/releases/.
Extract the downloaded file to a folder of your choice.
Open PowerShell as administrator.
Navigate to the folder where the extracted MeiliSearch executable file is located. For example, if you extracted the file to the folder C:\MeiliSearch, type in the following command in the PowerShell terminal:
```
cd C:\MeiliSearch
```
Run the following command to install MeiliSearch as a Windows service:
```
.\meilisearch.exe --install-service
```
Once MeiliSearch is installed as a service, start it by running the following command:
```
Start-Service MeiliSearch
```
After this command is executed, MeiliSearch will be running on your local machine.

Verify the Installation

You can verify the installation of MeiliSearch by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:7700/. If MeiliSearch is correctly installed and running, you should see the MeiliSearch dashboard.

Conclusion

MeiliSearch is a powerful search engine software that can help you implement search functionality in your applications. Following this guide, you should now have MeiliSearch installed on your local machine and ready to use.