Amazon CloudSearch | Getting Started

Question 1

Can I take advantage of the free trial offer with the new version of Amazon CloudSearch?

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Answer 1

New customers will still be able to take advantage of the free trial offer available with Amazon CloudSearch. See the Amazon CloudSearch Free Trial page for details.

Question 2

How do I get started with Amazon CloudSearch?

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Answer 2

To sign up for Amazon CloudSearch, click the Create Free Account button on the Amazon CloudSearch detail page and complete the sign-up process. You must have an Amazon Web Services account. If you do not already have one, you will be prompted to create an AWS account when you begin the Amazon CloudSearch sign-up process.

After you have signed up, select Amazon CloudSearch from the AWS Management Console. Using the Amazon CloudSearch console you can quickly create a search domain, configure your search fields, upload sample data, and send search queries to your search domain. You can also use the AWS SDKs and the CLI to perform these operations.

For more information, see the Getting Started tutorial in the Amazon CloudSearch Developer Guide.

Question 3

Do the AWS SDKs support Amazon CloudSearch?

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Answer 3

Yes, the AWS SDKs for Java, Ruby, Python, .Net, PHP, and Node.js provide support for CloudSearch. Using the AWS SDKs you can quickly create a search domain, configure your search fields, upload data, and send search queries to your search domain.

Question 4

Does the AWS CLI support Amazon CloudSearch?

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Answer 4

Yes, the AWS CLI provides support for CloudSearch. Using the AWS CLI you can quickly create a search domain, configure your search fields, upload data, and send search queries to your search domain.