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Expand Up @@ -598,6 +598,10 @@ The password used to authenticate with sentinels.

If set to `true`, Mastodon will use Elasticsearch for its search functions.

#### `ES_VERIFY_SSL`

If set to `true`, Mastodon will validate the HTTPS certificates offered by the ES_HOST. Set to `false` when using self-signed certifcates. Defaults to `true`.

#### `ES_PRESET`

It controls the Elasticsearch indices configuration (number of shards and replica).
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Expand Up @@ -77,14 +77,15 @@ Edit `.env.production` to add the following variables:

```bash
ES_ENABLED=true
ES_VERIFY_SSL=true
ES_HOST=localhost
ES_PORT=9200
ES_PRESET= # single_node_cluster, small_cluster or large_cluster
# ES_USER=
# ES_PASS=
```

_Note_: If using TLS, prepend the hostname with `https://`. For example: `https://elastic.example.com`.
_Note_: If using TLS, prepend the hostname with `https://`. For example: `https://elastic.example.com`. Set ES_VERIFY_SSL to false when using self-signed certs.

### Choosing the correct preset

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