Case Study: Reddit achieves faster, scalable search with Lucidworks

Reddit cuts search cluster from 200 to 30 nodes with Lucidworks

Reddit, a top-ten website with over 330 million monthly users, needed a search solution that could scale to handle its massive volume of content and nearly 47 million daily searches. After trying five different search stacks over twelve years, they partnered with Lucidworks to build a faster, more scalable, and relevant search experience for their users.

Lucidworks implemented a solution that dramatically improved performance and efficiency. The new search infrastructure reduced the cluster size from 200 to 30 nodes while achieving 99.99% uptime. It successfully handles 400 queries and 1,000 updates per second, including live streaming updates, providing a solid foundation for future improvements.

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