Control plane, data plane, durable storage: structuring a managed search engine in Rust

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Learn how to structure a managed search engine in Rust by separating control plane, data plane, and durable storage for improved scalability and reliability

advanced Published 5 Jun 2026

Action Steps

Split the search engine into control plane, data plane, and durable storage systems
Use Postgres for metadata storage
Implement tantivy for indexing
Configure object storage for durability
Design a create request ordering system to avoid quota races
Test the system for scalability and reliability

Who Needs to Know This

Software engineers and architects designing search engines can benefit from this approach to improve system performance and avoid quota races, while DevOps teams can apply these principles to manage and deploy the system

Key Insight

💡 Separating control plane, data plane, and durable storage is crucial for building a scalable and reliable search engine