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Configuration

Find the Typesense files, supported scope, and connection settings.

Where things live

Path What it is
typesense.service and sushi-typesense-api.service Server and gateway.
Port 8443 HTTPS gateway.
~/.config/sushi/typesense/access.json Account file for ubuntu, mode 0600.
server.crt beside that file TLS certificate for this instance.
sushi-typesense-api Helper. It reads the account file and checks TLS without printing credentials.
Native API key Read by the gateway from a server file. Do not print or copy that key into commands.
/var/lib/typesense Application state.
/etc/typesense Server configuration and the TLS identity.
/home/ubuntu/.config/sushi/typesense Client account files.
/opt/typesense and /usr/share/doc/typesense Installed package and notices.

Limits

Single-node text search, filters, and facets. No managed cluster, no high availability, and no preconfigured vector model. CLIP embedding models are not included and are rejected. Native API and peering ports stay on loopback.

Customer requests use sushi-typesense-api. The example collection is in Getting started. Delete only a test collection you created, after you have verified it.

Listen address

Forward port 8443 with Session Manager. Do not disable certificate verification. Do not delete /etc/typesense as a reset. The certificate expires after 365 days.

Last updated November 1, 2026 · Suggest an improvement