---
title: How to create a Cloud Essentials for OpenSearch deployment
description: This page provides a guide on how to set up a Cloud Essentials for OpenSearch deployment using the Scaleway console.
tags: opensearch search db engine data manage create deploy dashboard api
dates:
  validation: 2025-08-05
  posted: 2025-08-05
---

import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'

This page explains how to create an OpenSearch deployment using the Scaleway console.

<Requirements />

- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization

## How to create a Cloud Essentials for OpenSearch deployment

1. Click **OpenSearch** in the **Databases** section of the console. The Cloud Essentials for OpenSearch dashboard displays.

2. Click **+ Create deployment**. A creation form displays.

3. Select an OpenSearch version for your deployment.

4. Select a region where your resource will be deployed.

5. Select a deployment configuration. You can choose between:

    - **High Availability**: ensures fault tolerance in case of node failure, workload distribution across all nodes for improved performance, service continuity during rolling updates.
    - **Standalone**: General Purpose single-node deployment for testing environments and non-critical, small-scale applications, without redundancy.

6. Choose a node type for your deployment. Refer to the [dedicated documentation](/opensearch/reference-content/shared-vs-dedicated-resources/) for more information on shared and dedicated compute resources.

7. Define a storage capacity for each node. The total storage size for your deployment depends on the number of nodes provisioned.

8. Configure at least one type of network connectivity for your deployment:
    - Attach an existing Private Network, or create a new one, to securely communicate with other resources within this Private Network.

    - Set up public connectivity to access your deployment over the public internet.


9. Create credentials to log in to your OpenSearch deployment. These credentials will grant `admin` access to the user.

10. Enter a name for your deployment, or keep the automatically generated one.

11. Review the estimated cost for your cluster, then click **Create deployment** to finish.

You are directed to the **Overview** tab of your deployment.

<Message type="note">
The creation of a Cloud Essentials for OpenSearch deployment can take several minutes to complete.
</Message>