From 5b7c5f4ac6d956c592091edbfda96ec092fd8567 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dominik Matic <dominik.matic@team.blue>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2026 15:43:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Document ElasticSuite and Algolia for horizontal autoscaling

The search engine eligibility check now supports Smile ElasticSuite and
the Algolia search adapter. Add the ElasticSuite servers setting and
note that the Algolia adapter needs no search engine hostname.
---
 .../autoscaling/how-does-horizontal-autoscaling-work.md   | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/hypernode-platform/autoscaling/how-does-horizontal-autoscaling-work.md b/docs/hypernode-platform/autoscaling/how-does-horizontal-autoscaling-work.md
index 6a6f9ca8..9b6ff091 100644
--- a/docs/hypernode-platform/autoscaling/how-does-horizontal-autoscaling-work.md
+++ b/docs/hypernode-platform/autoscaling/how-does-horizontal-autoscaling-work.md
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ For ElasticSearch:
 app@abcdef-example-magweb-cmbl:~$ bin/magento config:set catalog/search/elasticsearch7_server_hostname elasticsearchmaster
 ```
 
+If Smile ElasticSuite is installed, set the servers it connects to:
+
+```console
+app@abcdef-example-magweb-cmbl:~$ bin/magento config:set smile_elasticsuite_core_base_settings/es_client/servers elasticsearchmaster:9200
+```
+
+If you use the Algolia search adapter (`catalog/search/engine` is set to `algolia`), no search engine hostname needs to be configured.
+
 More information about [Elasticsearch on Hypernode](../../hypernode-platform/tools/how-to-use-elasticsearch-on-hypernode.md).
 
 #### Make sure RabbitMQ configured properly