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title: "Setting up WordPress Elasticsearch"
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# Setting up WordPress Elasticsearch

To use Elasticsearch, you need to order an Elasticsearch instance in your My Zone control panel from `Databases` → `Elasticsearch` `+ Add New Elasticsearch instance`.

Next step is to access your WordPress admin panel and install the [ElasticPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/elasticpress/) plugin. In the `plugin` menu click `Add new`. In the search box type in `Elasticpress`, search and click `Install now` next to ElasticPress. Then `Activate.`

Next, click on `Dashboard`next to the ElastiPress plugin.

![](https://www.zone.lv/static/sites/5/elasticpress_get_started.png)

In the window that opens, click on `Got hosting? Get started`.

Choose the `Third-Party/Self-Hosted` tab.

In the `Elasticsearch Host URL` field, you must enter the Elasticsearch instance added from your My Zone in the following form `https://username:password@host` For example:

**https://virtXXX:PASSWORD@virtXXX.elastic.zonevs.eu**

 The PASSWORD can be seen and copied by clicking on the eye icon next to the password field.

Click on `Save changes`.If the information is correct, you will be offered the `Index Your Content` option. If such an option does not appear, you must recheck the data you entered into the `Elasticsearch Host URL` field.

Your Elasticsearch is ready for use after indexing.