# OpenSearch – DigitalOcean Documentation

> OpenSearch is an open-source search and analytics suite which allows you to forward logs.



## Getting Started with OpenSearch

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

- [OpenSearch Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.

## OpenSearch How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

- [How to Create OpenSearch Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create a OpenSearch cluster from the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
- [How to Forward Logs to OpenSearch Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/forward-logs/index.html.md): Forward logs from managed databases to your Managed OpenSearch cluster.
- [How to Resize OpenSearch Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/resize/index.html.md): Increase the size of your database cluster to accommodate your data needs.
- [How to Secure OpenSearch Managed Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/secure/index.html.md): Add additional security to an OpenSearch managed database cluster by restricting incoming connections and using encrypted connections.
- [How to Migrate Elasticsearch Databases to DigitalOcean OpenSearch](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/migrate/index.html.md): Reindex data from a remote Elasticsearch cluster to migrate it to an OpenSearch cluster.
- [How to Schedule Automatic Software Updates for OpenSearch Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/schedule-updates/index.html.md): Customize the maintenance window for automatic software updates to your database cluster.
- [How to Manage OpenSearch Users](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/manage-users/index.html.md): Create and delete a database cluster's users from the DigitalOcean Control Panel and API.
- [How to Monitor OpenSearch Database Cluster Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/monitor-clusters/index.html.md): Access and understand performance metrics for nodes in a database cluster.
- [How to Set Up OpenSearch Cluster Monitoring Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/set-up-alerts/index.html.md): Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.
- [How to Relocate Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/relocate/index.html.md): Change a cluster's regional datacenter.
- [How to Fork an OpenSearch Database Cluster](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/fork-clusters/index.html.md): 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](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/restore-from-backups/index.html.md): Recover from accidental data loss by manually restoring a OpenSearch database cluster from backups.
- [How to Destroy OpenSearch Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/destroy/index.html.md): Destroy a database cluster to permanently and irreversibly destroy the cluster, its contents, and its automated backups.
- [How to Tag OpenSearch Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/tag/index.html.md): Organize OpenSearch databases clusters with tags to group and filter databases or create monitoring alert policies for multiple databases at once.
- [How to Reconfigure OpenSearch Database Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/reconfigure/index.html.md): Edit your database engine's configuration and parameters via the API.

## OpenSearch Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in OpenSearch.

- [Best Practices](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/concepts/best-practices/index.html.md): Recommended practices to implement when setting up and running your OpenSearch clusters.
- [Shared Responsibility Model](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/concepts/responsibility-model/index.html.md): Description of DigitalOcean's responsibilities as a managed database provider.

## OpenSearch Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

- [OpenSearch Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/details/features/index.html.md): Features for OpenSearch clusters.
- [OpenSearch Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/details/pricing/index.html.md): Pricing for DigitalOcean Managed OpenSearch Clusters.
- [OpenSearch Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for OpenSearch clusters.
- [OpenSearch Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for OpenSearch clusters.
- [Supported OpenSearch Plugins](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/details/supported-plugins/index.html.md): A list of the OpenSearch plugins supported by DigitalOcean OpenSearch Managed Databases.
- [Types of Cluster Notifications](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/details/notifications/index.html.md): Common alerts you might receive about your database cluster's performance.