How to Create OpenSearch Clusters
Create a OpenSearch cluster from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
OpenSearch How-Tos
Generated on 18 Apr 2025
OpenSearch is an open-source search and analytics suite which serves as a centralized location to manage logs forwarded from other resources, such as databases and Droplets.
Getting Started
How to Secure OpenSearch Managed Database Clusters
Add additional security to an OpenSearch managed database cluster by restricting incoming connections and using encrypted connections.
How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for OpenSearch Clusters
Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.
How to Manage OpenSearch Users
Create and delete a database cluster’s users from the DigitalOcean Control Panel and API.
How to Tag OpenSearch Clusters
Organize OpenSearch databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.
Cluster Infrastructure
How to Forward Logs to OpenSearch Clusters
Forward logs from managed databases to your Managed OpenSearch cluster.
How to Resize OpenSearch Clusters
Increase the size of your database cluster to accommodate your data needs.
How to Monitor OpenSearch Database Cluster Performance
Access and understand performance metrics for nodes in a database cluster.
How to Set Up OpenSearch Cluster Monitoring Alerts
Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.
Cluster Management
How to Relocate Database Clusters
Change a cluster’s regional datacenter.
How to Fork an OpenSearch Database Cluster
Fork a database cluster to create a new cluster from an existing cluster based on a specific point in time.
How to Manually Restore OpenSearch Database Clusters from Backups
Recover from accidental data loss by manually restoring a OpenSearch database cluster from backups.
How to Destroy OpenSearch Clusters
Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.