ElasticsearchExample

An ASP.NET Core 8 Web API project demonstrating how to integrate Elasticsearch for indexing and searching data.

Project Structure

This project follows a layered architecture and consists of the following layers:

1. ElasticsearchExample.Domain

   • Holds the domain models (e.g. Product).
   • Represents the core entities used by the application.

2. ElasticsearchExample.ElasticsearchService

   • Contains the logic for connecting to Elasticsearch via NEST.
   • Provides methods to create indices, insert documents, update, delete, and perform searches.

3. ElasticsearchExample.Presentation

   • The ASP.NET Core Web API layer.
   • Exposes endpoints (controllers) for CRUD operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) and searching.

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Technologies Used

• .NET 8 (ASP.NET Core)
• Elasticsearch (run via Docker using the official Elasticsearch image)
• NEST (for Elasticsearch communication)

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How to Run

1. Start Elasticsearch (and Kibana) with Docker

Use the provided docker-compose.yml to run Elasticsearch (and Kibana) locally:

docker-compose up -d