- Welcome!
- OpenSearch Community Resources
- Project Resources
- Code of Conduct
- Security
- License
- Copyright
- Trademark
Welcome to the OpenSearch Project community repository.
The OpenSearch Project is supported by The OpenSearch Software Foundation, a project of The Linux Foundation. You can read the launch announcement here and learn more about joining the foundation here.
The project has a Governing Board and a Technical Steering Committee.
- Write a blog post — See Blog Contributions below.
- Find or start a local user group — Browse user groups or request a new one.
- Attend a community or development meeting — See upcoming meetings and triage calls.
- Suggest newsletter content or need OpenSearch Social promotion — submissions must be vendor-neutral.Submit a ticket here.
- Become a solution provider or community project — Visit the partners page.
- Ask a question or get help — Post in the OpenSearch Forum.
- Talk to a developer or contribute code — Join OpenSearch Slack.
- Become a recognized community leader — Learn about the Ambassadors Program.
- Find upcoming events — Browse conferences, meetups, and webinars.
- See who's most active — Check the Forum Leaderboard.
The OpenSearch Project blog reflects the same principles that guide our open source community. Our blog is community-driven and inclusive by design—amplifying diverse voices.
Community blog topics include (but are not limited to): tutorials and how-to guides, event recaps and conference summaries, integration and deployment walkthroughs, case studies and real-world experiences, best practices, explorations of new features or experimental workflows, and contributor stories and project insights.
The OpenSearch blog is community-driven and open to all contributors. Topics include tutorials, event recaps, deployment walkthroughs, case studies, best practices, feature explorations, and contributor stories.
- Find inspiration — Browse the Blog Content Calendar + Tracker or use the OpenSearch Writing Assistant.
- Open an issue — Use the blog post issue template on GitHub.
- Draft your post — Follow the editorial process and content guides.
- Submit your draft — Use the blog intake form at least 10 working days before your target publication date.
- Content must be finalized before submission.
- If co-authoring with another company, get their approval before submitting.
- The Linux Foundation does not provide technical review but may involve the Technical Steering Committee if needed.
- Review — The Linux Foundation communications team will respond within 48 hours.
- Publication
- Posts publish on Tuesdays and Thursdays (exceptions for time-sensitive content).
- Timeline: 5–10 working days from final submission to publication.
- Distribution: OpenSearch website, Linux Foundation properties, and OpenSearch social media.
- Write original content with a clear community benefit.
- Keep a professional but approachable tone.
- Write for a global audience — avoid regional slang and unexplained jargon.
References:
OpenSearch Community User Groups are community-driven meetups, or recurring gatherings who discuss OpenSearch topics, share knowledge, present related solutions, and network with the wider open source community.
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Request a new user group here.
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Planning an OpenSearch Meetup? Review the OpenSearch User Groups Charter and Guidelines here.
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Promote your event. If you’re organizing a new OpenSearch User Group and want help promoting, submit your event information through the OpenSearch Community form under social post. Let the OpenSearch project help share your User Groups so it reaches the right audience and strengthens the global OpenSearch Community.
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After Your User Group, keep the momentum going after your OpenSearch Meetup:
- Share highlights: Post photos, slides, demo links, or recordings on your personal social media chanels using #OpenSearchCommunity or in OpenSearch Forum. This allows those who couldn’t attend to benefit and helps promote the meetup across OpenSearch channels.
- Gather feedback: Ask attendees what worked well and what could be improved for future events.
- Project Website
- Downloads
- Documentation
- Project Principles
- Contributing to OpenSearch
- Maintainer Responsibilities
- Release Management
- Admin Responsibilities
- Testing
- Security
This project has adopted the OpenSearch Software Foundation Code of Conduct. Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See NOTICE for details. OpenSearch is a registered trademark of The Linux Foundation.
See SECURITY.md for more information.
This project is licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.
Copyright OpenSearch Contributors. See NOTICE for details.
OpenSearch is a registered trademark of The Linux Foundation.
OpenSearch includes certain Apache-licensed Elasticsearch code from Elasticsearch B.V. and other source code. Elasticsearch B.V. is not the source of that other source code. ELASTICSEARCH is a registered trademark of Elasticsearch B.V.