@thedextriarchy @fediversenews @atomicpoet it's not even hard! i implemented Mastodon full-text post and account search with advanced filters and prototype opt-in in https://github.com/VyrCossont/mastodon/pull/8 and a few instances are already running versions of it: the largest ones i'm aware of are universeodon.com, which sponsored part of the work, as well as cupoftea.social and infosec.exchange.

from what i've heard back, none have taken a noticeable performance hit over what it takes to run ElasticSearch in the first place. resources aren't the real issue; it's a product direction problem with brand-name Mastodon.

(reposted from account i actually use)