diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3d4574c5..39446496 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ coverage
 api/oracle-cloud/build
 api/fetch_cache
 api/postgres_db
+api/meilisearch_db
 api/nodemon.json
 
 # web
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ca2c49b..d49b845c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ npm run dev:all
 
 - For api server go to <http://localhost:7070>
 - For web server go to <http://localhost:8080>
+- For search server go to <http://localhost:7700>
 
 **Note**
 
diff --git a/api/docker-compose.yml b/api/docker-compose.yml
index 5608a938..f14e426a 100644
--- a/api/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/api/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "7700:7700"
     volumes:
-      - ./meilisearch_db:/data.ms
+      - ./meilisearch_db:/meili_data
     environment:
       MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS: true
       MEILI_MASTER_KEY: "default"
diff --git a/api/oracle-cloud/docker-compose.yml b/api/oracle-cloud/docker-compose.yml
index 9dbc5577..a285e7d0 100644
--- a/api/oracle-cloud/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/api/oracle-cloud/docker-compose.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
       POSTGRES_DB: db
+  meilisearch:
+    image: getmeili/meilisearch:latest
+    ports:
+      - "7700:7700"
+    volumes:
+      - /home/ubuntu/app-data/api/meilisearch_db:/meili_data
+    environment:
+      MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS: true
+      MEILI_MASTER_KEY: "default"
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 06686b19..d5a192e2 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "lint:prettier": "prettier  --config ../packages/tooling/.prettierrc --ignore-path ../packages/tooling/.prettierignore --log-level warn",
     "lint:ts-prune": "tsx ../packages/tooling/setup-ts-prune.ts && ts-prune --error",
     "lint:tsc": "tspc --noEmit",
-    "start": "wait-port postgres:5432 && delay 2 && node dist/app/index.js",
+    "start": "wait-port postgres:5432 && wait-port meilisearch:7700 && delay 2 && node dist/app/index.js",
     "start:dev": "tsx ../packages/tooling/nodemon.ts \"@dzcode.io/api\" && npm-run-all --parallel start:nodemon db:server",
     "start:nodemon": "wait-port localhost:5432 && delay 2 && nodemon dist/app/index.js",
     "test": "npm run build && npm run test:alone",
diff --git a/api/src/app/index.ts b/api/src/app/index.ts
index b6b0a15b..5af6505e 100644
--- a/api/src/app/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/app/index.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { PostgresService } from "src/postgres/service";
 import { ProjectController } from "src/project/controller";
 import { RobotsController } from "./middlewares/robots";
 import { SearchController } from "src/search/controller";
+import { SearchService } from "src/search/service";
 import { SecurityMiddleware } from "./middlewares/security";
 import { fsConfig } from "@dzcode.io/utils/dist/config";
 
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ useContainer(Container); // eslint-disable-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
 
   const { NODE_ENV, PORT } = Container.get(ConfigService).env();
 
+  // Initialize Search Service
+  const searchService = Container.get(SearchService);
+  await searchService.ensureIndexes();
+
   // Add crons to DI container
   const CronServices = [DigestCron];
   CronServices.forEach((service) => Container.get(service));
diff --git a/api/src/search/service.ts b/api/src/search/service.ts
index 332fd4d2..4ac9436e 100644
--- a/api/src/search/service.ts
+++ b/api/src/search/service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+import { SearchItem, SearchType } from "./types";
+
 import { ConfigService } from "src/config/service";
 import { LoggerService } from "src/logger/service";
 import { MeiliSearch } from "meilisearch";
-import { SearchItem } from "./types";
 import { Service } from "typedi";
 
 @Service()
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ export class SearchService {
     private readonly configService: ConfigService,
     private readonly logger: LoggerService,
   ) {
+    this.logger.info({ message: "Initializing MeiliSearch client" });
     const { MEILISEARCH_URL, MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY } =
       this.configService.env();
 
@@ -18,10 +20,37 @@ export class SearchService {
       host: MEILISEARCH_URL,
       apiKey: MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY,
     });
+    this.logger.info({
+      message: `MeiliSearch client initialized with url ${MEILISEARCH_URL}`,
+    });
   }
 
   public search = async (query: string): Promise<SearchItem[]> => {
     this.logger.info({ message: `Searching for ${query}` });
     return [];
   };
+
+  public index = async (
+    index: SearchType,
+    data: SearchItem[],
+  ): Promise<void> => {
+    this.logger.info({
+      message: `Indexing ${data.length} items in ${index}`,
+    });
+    await this.meilisearch.index(index).addDocuments(data);
+    this.logger.info({
+      message: `Indexed ${data.length} items in ${index}`,
+    });
+  };
+
+  public ensureIndexes = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    await this.meilisearch.createIndex("project");
+    this.logger.info({ message: "project index created" });
+
+    await this.meilisearch.createIndex("contribution");
+    this.logger.info({ message: "contribution index created" });
+
+    await this.meilisearch.createIndex("contributor");
+    this.logger.info({ message: "contributor index created" });
+  };
 }
diff --git a/api/src/search/types.ts b/api/src/search/types.ts
index 0643ebab..4c34e538 100644
--- a/api/src/search/types.ts
+++ b/api/src/search/types.ts
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ export interface SearchItem {
   type: SearchType;
 }
 
-type SearchType = "project" | "contribution" | "contributor";
+export type SearchType = "project" | "contribution" | "contributor";