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Outpost Hosted — Typesense is hosted and managed by Outpost. There is no bring-your-own-server option, and there are no server credentials to enter on your side.
Typesense is an open-source, typo-tolerant search engine. Outpost runs the Typesense cluster, indexes your Ghost posts into it, and exposes the search results to your theme. It’s the recommended search integration for all new publications.

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How indexing works

Whenever a Ghost post changes — published, updated, or unpublished — Outpost re-indexes that post automatically into your Typesense collection. There is no manual step to keep search results fresh.

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Typesense vs. Algolia

TypesenseAlgolia
HostingOutpost-hostedAlgolia-hosted (BYO Algolia account)
Cost to publisherIncludedAlgolia’s published plans
IndexingAutomatic on every Ghost changeAutomatic on every Ghost change
Recommended forNew publicationsPublications with an existing Algolia account

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Setup

There is nothing for you to configure on the Typesense side. The Outpost team adds your site to the shared Typesense cluster during onboarding and provides the search snippet for your theme.
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Receive your search snippet

During onboarding, Outpost provides the search UI snippet for your theme.
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Add the snippet to your Ghost theme

Drop the snippet into the search component or template provided in your Ghost theme. If your theme is custom, your developer can use the snippet as a reference for wiring search into the design.

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Reindexing

Index updates run automatically when Ghost posts change. There is no manual reindex button in the Outpost admin today — if you suspect search is out of sync (for example, after a bulk import), email support@outpost.pub and we’ll trigger a full reindex on the backend.

Algolia Integration

Alternative search integration for publications already on Algolia.

Ghost Integration

Ghost is the source of post content that gets indexed for search.

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FAQ

No. Outpost runs the Typesense cluster and includes it as part of your subscription.
Not currently. Search is delivered through Outpost’s hosted Typesense cluster.
Reindexing is automatic on Ghost changes. If you need a full rebuild — for example, after migrating posts in bulk — email support@outpost.pub.
See the Algolia Integration page. Typesense is recommended for new publications; Algolia fits publications that already have an Algolia account in place.