algolia-deploy-integration

# Algolia Deploy Integration ## Overview Deploy Algolia-powered applications to production platforms with proper API key separation (Admin on backend, Search-Only on frontend) and InstantSearch widget integration. ## Prerequisites - Algolia App ID + Admin key (backend) + Search-Only key (frontend) - Platform CLI installed (vercel, fly, or gcloud) - `algoliasearch` v5 for backend, `react-instantsearch` or `instantsearch.js` for frontend ## Instructions ### Step 1: Backend API Key Configuration #### Vercel ```bash # Environment variables in Vercel vercel env add ALGOLIA_APP_ID production # Your Application ID vercel env add ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY production # Admin key (server-side only) vercel env add ALGOLIA_SEARCH_KEY production # Search-only key (can be public) # For client-side access (Next.js convention) vercel env add NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_APP_ID production vercel env add NEXT_PUBLIC_ALGOLIA_SEARCH_KEY production ``` #### Fly.io ```bash fly secrets set \ ALGOLIA_APP_ID=YourApplicationID \ ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY=your_admin_key \ ALGOLIA_SEARCH_KEY=your_search_key ``` #### Google Cloud Run ```bash # Store in Secret Manager echo -n "your_admin_key" | gcloud secrets create algolia-admin-key --data-file=- echo -n "your_search_key" | gcloud secrets create algolia-search-key --data-file=- # Deploy with secrets mounted as env vars gcloud run deploy search-service \ --image gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/search-service \ --set-secrets=ALGOLIA_ADMIN_KEY=algolia-admin-...