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---
date: 2018-07-05T23:30:00+06:00
title: "Search: Algolia"
authors: ["muniftanjim"]
categories:
- features
tags:
- search
- algolia
slug: search-algolia
toc: true
---
## Configure Algolia Search Client
Select Algolia as the search client in your `config.toml` file:
```toml
[params.search]
client = "algolia"
```
Also, add configuration options for Algolia:
```toml
[params.search.algolia]
appId = ""
indexName = ""
searchApiKey = ""
```
- `params.search.algolia` [`Map`]:
- `appId` [`String`]: Algolia Application ID
- `indexName` [`String`]: Name for Algolia Indices
_default: `minimo_site`_
- `searchApiKey` [`String`]: Algolia Search-Only API Key
You'll find various information related to your Algolia account in the [Algolia Dashboard](https://www.algolia.com/dashboard).
## Generate Search Index for Algolia
Algolia will need a search index for searching across your site. So, you'll need to generate that search index for Algolia before you deploy your site.
Minimo comes with a script for generating the search index for Algolia: `/scripts/generate-search-index-algolia.js`.
### Install Dependencies
Node.js must be installed on your system for using the generator script.
It also needs the following npm packages:
- `algoliasearch`
- `glob`
For installing `algoliasearch` and `glob` globally use the following command:
```sh
npm install -g algoliasearch glob
```
### Set Environment Variables
The generator script uses the following environment variables:
- `ALGOLIA_APP_ID` (`required`): Algolia Application ID
- `ALGOLIA_ADMIN_API_KEY` (`required`): Algolia Admin API Key
- `ALGOLIA_INDEX_NAME` (`optional`): Name for Algolia Indices
_default: `minimo_site`_
### Run the Script
After you've generated your site with Hugo, run `generate-search-index-algolia.js` with `node`.
If Minimo is installed under `/themes/minimo` directory, you'll run it as:
```sh
node ./themes/minimo/scripts/generate-search-index-algolia.js
```
The `generate-search-index-algolia.js` script accepts an optional argument for Hugo's `publishDir` (_relative to your site's root directory_).
So, if you've got a different `publishDir` (say `site`), pass it as the first argument:
```sh
node ./themes/minimo/scripts/generate-search-index-algolia.js site
```
If the generation was successful, you'll see output like this:
```
Algolia Index Generated for: /search/index.json
```
That's all. Now you can deploy your site.