diff --git a/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml b/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml
index c0e34bb4e..339291182 100644
--- a/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml
+++ b/docker/build/edxapp/lms.yml
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ EDX_PLATFORM_REVISION: master
 ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG:
 -   host: edx.devstack.elasticsearch710
     port: 9200
+MEILI_SEARCH_CONFIG:
+-   host: edx.devstack.meilisearch184
+    port: 7700
     use_ssl: false
 EMAIL_BACKEND: django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend
 EMAIL_HOST: localhost
diff --git a/docker/build/edxapp/studio.yml b/docker/build/edxapp/studio.yml
index d5603e0b4..78af3066c 100644
--- a/docker/build/edxapp/studio.yml
+++ b/docker/build/edxapp/studio.yml
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ EDX_PLATFORM_REVISION: master
 ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG:
 -   host: edx.devstack.elasticsearch710
     port: 9200
+MEILI_SEARCH_CONFIG:
+-   host: edx.devstack.meilisearch184
+    port: 7700
     use_ssl: false
 EMAIL_BACKEND: django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend
 EMAIL_HOST: localhost
diff --git a/docker/build/meilisearch-devstack/Dockerfile b/docker/build/meilisearch-devstack/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bcc3fd86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/build/meilisearch-devstack/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# docker build -f docker/build/meilisearch-devstack/Dockerfile . -t edxops/meilisearch:devstack
+
+FROM getmeili/meilisearch:v1.11.0
+LABEL maintainer="edxops"
+
+# Default working directory
+WORKDIR /meili_data
+
+# Expose Meilisearch default port
+EXPOSE 7700
+
+# Start Meilisearch
+CMD ["meilisearch", "--db-path", "/meili_data", "--http-addr", "0.0.0.0:7700"]
diff --git a/docker/build/meilisearch/Dockerfile b/docker/build/meilisearch/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a251c6228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/build/meilisearch/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FROM edxops/xenial-common:latest
+LABEL maintainer="edxops"
+
+# Copy ansible roles/playbooks into container
+ADD . /edx/app/edx_ansible/edx_ansible
+WORKDIR /edx/app/edx_ansible/edx_ansible/docker/plays
+
+# Run ansible playbook for Meilisearch (you need meilisearch.yml role defined)
+RUN /edx/app/edx_ansible/venvs/edx_ansible/bin/ansible-playbook meilisearch.yml -c local \
+   -i '127.0.0.1,'
+
+WORKDIR /etc/meilisearch
+CMD service meilisearch start && sleep 5 && tail -f /edx/var/log/meilisearch/meilisearch.log
+EXPOSE 7700 7701
diff --git a/docker/plays/meilisearch.yml b/docker/plays/meilisearch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c437f33a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/plays/meilisearch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- hosts: all
+  become: True
+  roles:
+    - common
+    - meilisearch
diff --git a/playbooks/edx_continuous_integration.yml b/playbooks/edx_continuous_integration.yml
index fdc34ee38..18cfab1e9 100644
--- a/playbooks/edx_continuous_integration.yml
+++ b/playbooks/edx_continuous_integration.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     - oraclejdk
     - elasticsearch
     - opensearch
+    - meilisearch
     - forum
     - { role: "xqueue", update_users: True }
     - edx_ansible
diff --git a/playbooks/elasticsearch.yml b/playbooks/elasticsearch.yml
index e5c3ff695..19f258642 100644
--- a/playbooks/elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/playbooks/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@
         state: present
         wait_timeout: 60
       become: False
-      when: elb_pre_post
+      when: elb_pre_post
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/meilisearch.yml b/playbooks/meilisearch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5c3bb463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/meilisearch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+- hosts: all
+  become: true
+  vars:
+    # By default take instances in and out of the elb(s) they
+    # are attached to
+    # To skip elb operations use "-e elb_pre_post=false"
+    elb_pre_post: true
+    # Number of instances to operate on at a time
+    serial_count: 1
+    CLUSTER_NAME: "commoncluster"
+    MEILI_VERSION: "v1.11.0"   # change to desired version
+    MEILI_PORT: 7700
+  serial: "{{ serial_count }}"
+  pre_tasks:
+    - action: ec2_metadata_facts
+      when: elb_pre_post
+    - debug:
+        var: ansible_ec2_instance_id
+      when: elb_pre_post
+    - name: Instance De-register
+      local_action: ec2_elb
+      args:
+        instance_id: "{{ ansible_ec2_instance_id }}"
+        region: us-east-1
+        state: absent
+        wait_timeout: 60
+      become: false
+      when: elb_pre_post
+
+  roles:
+    - common
+    - role: aws
+      when: COMMON_ENABLE_AWS_ROLE
+    - meilisearch   # add the roles for meilisearch
+
+  post_tasks:
+    - debug:
+        var: ansible_ec2_instance_id
+      when: elb_pre_post
+    - name: Register instance in the elb
+      local_action: ec2_elb
+      args:
+        instance_id: "{{ ansible_ec2_instance_id }}"
+        ec2_elbs: "{{ ec2_elbs }}"
+        region: us-east-1
+        state: present
+        wait_timeout: 60
+      become: false
+      when: elb_pre_post
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 4d4b840db..1586e2d66 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -240,4 +240,4 @@
   tags:
     - "install"
     - "install:configuration"
-    - "logrotate"
+    - "logrotate"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/common_vars/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/common_vars/defaults/main.yml
index 47685a49e..9ddb453a4 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/common_vars/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/common_vars/defaults/main.yml
@@ -304,4 +304,4 @@ CONFIGURE_JWTS: false
 COMMON_RETIREMENT_SERVICE_SETUP: false
 
 # How to log in as "lms" to xqueue.
-COMMON_XQUEUE_LMS_PASSWORD: password
+COMMON_XQUEUE_LMS_PASSWORD: password
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
index bd923eee8..95be79b66 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/edxapp/defaults/main.yml
@@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ EDXAPP_ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG:
     port: "{{ EDXAPP_SEARCH_PORT }}"
     use_ssl: "{{ EDXAPP_SEARCH_USE_SSL }}"
 
+# list of dictionaries of the format
+# { 'url': 'http://hostname:port', 'api_key': 'masterKey' }
+# https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch-python
+EDXAPP_MEILI_SEARCH_CONFIG:
+  - host: "{{ EDXAPP_SEARCH_HOST }}"
+    port: "{{ EDXAPP_SEARCH_PORT }}"
+    use_ssl: "{{ EDXAPP_SEARCH_USE_SSL }}"
+    api_key: "{{ EDXAPP_SEARCH_API_KEY }}"
+
 EDXAPP_SETTINGS: '{{ COMMON_EDXAPP_SETTINGS }}'
 
 EDXAPP_LMS_ENV: 'lms.envs.{{ EDXAPP_SETTINGS }}'
@@ -1582,6 +1591,7 @@ generic_env_config:  &edxapp_generic_env
     user: '{{ edxapp_sandbox_user }}'
   AFFILIATE_COOKIE_NAME: "{{ EDXAPP_AFFILIATE_COOKIE_NAME }}"
   ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG: "{{ EDXAPP_ELASTIC_SEARCH_CONFIG }}"
+  MEILI_SEARCH_CONFIG: "{{ EDXAPP_MEILI_SEARCH_CONFIG }}"
   PLATFORM_TWITTER_ACCOUNT: "{{ EDXAPP_PLATFORM_TWITTER_ACCOUNT }}"
   PLATFORM_FACEBOOK_ACCOUNT: "{{ EDXAPP_PLATFORM_FACEBOOK_ACCOUNT }}"
   HELP_TOKENS_BOOKS: "{{ EDXAPP_HELP_TOKENS_BOOKS }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d596b202a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+meilisearch_app_dir: "{{ COMMON_APP_DIR }}/meilisearch"
+meilisearch_data_dir: "{{ COMMON_DATA_DIR }}/meilisearch"
+meilisearch_log_dir: "{{ COMMON_LOG_DIR }}/meilisearch"
+meilisearch_cfg_dir: "{{ COMMON_CFG_DIR }}/meilisearch"
+
+# Meilisearch doesn’t come from apt repo (like Elasticsearch),
+# we fetch the binary directly from GitHub releases.
+meilisearch_download_url: "https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/releases/download/{{ meilisearch_version }}/meilisearch-linux-amd64"
+
+meilisearch_user: "meilisearch"
+meilisearch_group: "meilisearch"
+
+# Defaults for a single server installation.
+MEILISEARCH_CLUSTER_MEMBERS: []   # Not typically needed, but kept for parity
+MEILISEARCH_ENV: "development"
+# Service management
+MEILISEARCH_START_TIMEOUT: "300"
+# Version of Meilisearch to install
+meilisearch_version: "v1.11.0"
+
+# Network and security settings
+meilisearch_host: "0.0.0.0"
+meilisearch_port: 7700
+MEILISEARCH_URL: "http://{{ meilisearch_host }}:{{ meilisearch_port }}"
+MEILISEARCH_PUBLIC_URL: "http://{{ meilisearch_host }}:{{ meilisearch_port }}"
+
+# These are placeholders – actual secrets come from sandbox repo
+MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY: "{{ lookup('env', 'MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY') | default('changeme', true) }}"
+MEILISEARCH_API_KEY: "{{ lookup('env', 'MEILISEARCH_API_KEY') | default('changeme', true) }}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/meta/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2083f0e12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - common
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea29e308a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+---
+# meilisearch
+#
+# Dependencies:
+#
+#   * common
+#
+# Example play:
+#
+# This role installs and configures the Meilisearch service.
+# It can be used for single-server installs (default).
+#
+
+- name: create meilisearch group
+  group:
+    name: "{{ meilisearch_group }}"
+    state: present
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:base
+
+- name: create meilisearch user
+  user:
+    name: "{{ meilisearch_user }}"
+    group: "{{ meilisearch_group }}"
+    shell: /usr/sbin/nologin
+    system: yes
+    create_home: no
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:base
+- name: create directories
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: "{{ meilisearch_user }}"
+    group: "{{ meilisearch_group }}"
+    mode: 0755
+  loop:
+    - "{{ meilisearch_data_dir }}"
+    - "{{ meilisearch_log_dir }}"
+    - "{{ meilisearch_cfg_dir }}"
+    - "{{ meilisearch_app_dir }}"
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:base
+
+- name: download meilisearch binary
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ meilisearch_download_url }}"
+    dest: "{{ meilisearch_app_dir }}/meilisearch-linux-amd64"
+    mode: '0755'
+  register: meilisearch_download
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:base
+
+- name: rename meilisearch binary to meilisearch
+  command: mv "{{ meilisearch_app_dir }}/meilisearch-linux-amd64" "{{ meilisearch_app_dir }}/meilisearch"
+  args:
+    creates: "{{ meilisearch_app_dir }}/meilisearch"
+  when: meilisearch_download.changed
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:base
+
+- name: drop the meilisearch config (env file)
+  template:
+    src: edx/etc/meilisearch/meilisearch.yml.j2
+    dest: "{{ meilisearch_cfg_dir }}/meilisearch"
+    mode: 0644
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:configuration
+
+- name: drop the meilisearch systemd service config
+  template:
+    src: lib/systemd/system/meilisearch.service.j2
+    dest: "/lib/systemd/system/meilisearch.service"
+    mode: 0644
+  tags:
+    - install
+    - install:configuration
+
+- name: Ensure meilisearch is enabled and started
+  service:
+    name: meilisearch
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+  tags:
+    - manage
+    - manage:start
+
+- name: Restart meilisearch when binary is updated
+  service:
+    name: meilisearch
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: yes
+  when: meilisearch_download.changed
+  tags:
+    - manage
+    - manage:restart
+    - install
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/edx/etc/meilisearch/meilisearch.yml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/edx/etc/meilisearch/meilisearch.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..254dd5742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/edx/etc/meilisearch/meilisearch.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+# ======================== Meilisearch Configuration =========================
+#
+# NOTE: Meilisearch comes with safe defaults for most settings.
+#       Only override what you need for your deployment.
+#       See official docs:
+#       https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/configuration/instance_options
+#
+# This template generates a .env file that Meilisearch will load at startup.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# ---------------------------------- Paths -----------------------------------
+# Path to store Meilisearch data (indexes, snapshots, dumps)
+MEILI_DB_PATH={{ meilisearch_data_dir }}
+
+# Path to store Meilisearch logs (stdout/stderr are default if unset)
+MEILI_LOG_PATH={{ meilisearch_log_dir }}
+
+# ---------------------------------- Network ---------------------------------
+# The IP address Meilisearch binds to (0.0.0.0 for all interfaces)
+MEILI_HTTP_ADDR={{ meilisearch_host | default("0.0.0.0") }}
+
+# The port Meilisearch listens on
+MEILI_HTTP_PORT={{ meilisearch_port | default("7700") }}
+
+# ---------------------------------- Master Key -------------------------------
+# The master key is used to generate API keys. Comment out to disable auth.
+# !! Make sure to secure this in production !!
+MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY={{ MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY }}
+
+# ---------------------------------- Snapshots & Dumps ------------------------
+# Directory to store snapshots
+MEILI_SNAPSHOT_DIR={{ meilisearch_snapshot_dir | default(meilisearch_data_dir + "/snapshots") }}
+
+# Directory to store dumps
+MEILI_DUMP_DIR={{ meilisearch_dump_dir | default(meilisearch_data_dir + "/dumps") }}
+
+# Enable scheduled snapshots (true/false)
+MEILI_SCHEDULE_SNAPSHOT={{ meilisearch_schedule_snapshot | default("false") }}
+
+# ---------------------------------- Clustering -------------------------------
+# Meilisearch does not support clustering (like Elasticsearch).
+# Scaling is typically handled with sharding at the app level or proxies.
+# This section is informational only.
+
+# ---------------------------------- Experimental -----------------------------
+# Maximum index size (bytes) before compaction
+MEILI_MAX_INDEX_SIZE={{ meilisearch_max_index_size | default("10000000000") }}  # 10GB default
+
+# Number of threads used by Meilisearch
+MEILI_MAX_THREADS={{ meilisearch_max_threads | default(ansible_processor_vcpus | default("4")) }}
+
+# ---------------------------------- Security --------------------------------
+# Whether to disable analytics sent to Meilisearch (default: false)
+MEILI_NO_ANALYTICS={{ meilisearch_no_analytics | default("true") }}
+
+# ---------------------------------- Various ---------------------------------
+# Require explicit UID for created indexes (default: false)
+MEILISEARCH_ENV={{ MEILISEARCH_ENV }}
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/etc/default/meilisearch.j2 b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/etc/default/meilisearch.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7536b2e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/etc/default/meilisearch.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+################################
+# Meilisearch
+################################
+
+# Meilisearch binary directory
+#MEILI_HOME=/usr/bin/meilisearch
+
+# Meilisearch configuration directory
+MEILI_PATH_CONF={{ meilisearch_cfg_dir }}
+
+# Meilisearch data directory
+MEILI_DB_PATH={{ meilisearch_data_dir }}
+
+# Meilisearch log directory
+MEILI_LOG_PATH={{ meilisearch_log_dir }}
+
+# Meilisearch PID directory
+#PID_DIR=/var/run/meilisearch
+
+# Additional Meilisearch options (passed as CLI args or env variables)
+#MEILI_OPTS=
+
+# Configure restart on package upgrade (true, every other setting will lead to not restarting)
+#RESTART_ON_UPGRADE=true
+
+################################
+# Meilisearch service
+################################
+
+# SysV init.d
+#
+# The number of seconds to wait before checking if Meilisearch started successfully as a daemon process
+MEILI_STARTUP_SLEEP_TIME=5
+
+################################
+# System properties
+################################
+
+# Specifies the maximum file descriptor number that can be opened by this process
+# When using Systemd, this setting is ignored and the LimitNOFILE defined in
+# /usr/lib/systemd/system/meilisearch.service takes precedence
+#MAX_OPEN_FILES=65535
+
+# The maximum number of bytes of memory that may be locked into RAM
+# Set to "unlimited" if you want to avoid swapping issues.
+# When using systemd, LimitMEMLOCK must be set in a unit file such as
+# /etc/systemd/system/meilisearch.service.d/override.conf.
+#MAX_LOCKED_MEMORY=unlimited
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/lib/systemd/system/meilisearch.service.j2 b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/lib/systemd/system/meilisearch.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea23bd8b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/roles/meilisearch/templates/lib/systemd/system/meilisearch.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Meilisearch
+Documentation=https://www.meilisearch.com
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+RuntimeDirectory=meilisearch
+PrivateTmp=true
+Environment=MEILI_HOME=/usr/bin/meilisearch
+Environment=MEILI_PATH_CONF=/etc/meilisearch
+Environment=PID_DIR=/var/run/meilisearch
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/meilisearch
+
+#WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/meilisearch
+WorkingDirectory={{ meilisearch_data_dir }}
+
+User={{ meilisearch_user }}
+Group={{ meilisearch_group }}
+
+ExecStart={{ meilisearch_app_dir }}/meilisearch \
+  --db-path {{ meilisearch_data_dir }} \
+  --http-addr {{ meilisearch_host }}:{{ meilisearch_port }} \
+  --env {{ MEILISEARCH_ENV }} \
+  --master-key {{ MEILISEARCH_MASTER_KEY }} \
+  --log-level {{ meilisearch_log_level | default('INFO') }}
+
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=inherit
+
+# Resource limits (similar to Elasticsearch service)
+LimitNOFILE=65535
+LimitNPROC=4096
+LimitAS=infinity
+LimitFSIZE=infinity
+
+# Disable timeout logic and wait until process is stopped
+TimeoutStopSec=0
+
+# SIGTERM is used to gracefully stop Meilisearch
+KillSignal=SIGTERM
+KillMode=process
+SendSIGKILL=no
+
+# Meilisearch exits cleanly with code 0
+SuccessExitStatus=0
+
+# Allow some startup time before systemd marks it failed
+TimeoutStartSec={{ MEILISEARCH_START_TIMEOUT | default(30) }}
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+# Built for Meilisearch {{ meilisearch_version | default('latest') }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mongo_5_0/tasks/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/mongo_5_0/tasks/main.yml
index 10dd2484c..f40ab2cef 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/mongo_5_0/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mongo_5_0/tasks/main.yml
@@ -401,4 +401,4 @@
   when: MONGO_LOG_SERVERSTATUS
   tags:
     - "install"
-    - "install:app-configuration"
+    - "install:app-configuration"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements/meilisearch.in b/requirements/meilisearch.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e2d73291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements/meilisearch.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Requirements for util/meilisearch/verify-index-copy.py
+
+deepdiff==8.6.0
+meilisearch==0.37.0
+jsonpickle==4.0.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/meilisearch/copy-index.sh b/util/meilisearch/copy-index.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57ee1ed77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/meilisearch/copy-index.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Usage:
+#   ./copy-index.sh SOURCE_ES SOURCE_INDEX TARGET_MEILI TARGET_INDEX [API_KEY]
+
+SOURCE_ES=$1
+SOURCE_INDEX=$2
+TARGET_MEILI=$3
+TARGET_INDEX=$4
+API_KEY="${5:-}"
+
+AUTH_HEADER=()
+if [ -n "$API_KEY" ]; then
+  AUTH_HEADER=(-H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY")
+fi
+
+# Recreate target index (optional but safer for fresh import)
+curl -s -X DELETE "$TARGET_MEILI/indexes/$TARGET_INDEX" "${AUTH_HEADER[@]}" || true
+curl -s -X POST "$TARGET_MEILI/indexes" \
+    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+    "${AUTH_HEADER[@]}" \
+    -d "{ \"uid\": \"$TARGET_INDEX\" }"
+
+# Scroll through Elasticsearch
+SCROLL="1m"
+SIZE=500
+SCROLL_ID=$(curl -s "$SOURCE_ES/$SOURCE_INDEX/_search?scroll=$SCROLL" \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    -d "{ \"size\": $SIZE }" | jq -r '._scroll_id')
+
+while [ "$SCROLL_ID" != "null" ]; do
+    RESPONSE=$(curl -s "$SOURCE_ES/_search/scroll" \
+        -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+        -d "{ \"scroll\": \"$SCROLL\", \"scroll_id\": \"$SCROLL_ID\" }")
+
+    DOCS=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq '.hits.hits[]._source')
+    COUNT=$(echo "$DOCS" | jq -s 'length')
+
+    if [ "$COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+        break
+    fi
+
+    echo "$DOCS" | jq -s '.' | curl -s -X POST \
+        "$TARGET_MEILI/indexes/$TARGET_INDEX/documents" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        "${AUTH_HEADER[@]}" \
+        --data-binary @-
+
+    SCROLL_ID=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '._scroll_id')
+done
+
+# Cleanup scroll context
+curl -s -X DELETE "$SOURCE_ES/_search/scroll" \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+    -d "{ \"scroll_id\": [\"$SCROLL_ID\"] }" > /dev/null || true
+
+echo "Copied index $SOURCE_INDEX from $SOURCE_ES to $TARGET_INDEX on $TARGET_MEILI"
diff --git a/util/meilisearch/forums-incremental-reindex.sh b/util/meilisearch/forums-incremental-reindex.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63bfe376c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/meilisearch/forums-incremental-reindex.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Usage:
+#   ./forums-incremental-reindex.sh INDEX [WINDOW] [SLEEP_TIME] [BATCH_SIZE]
+#
+# Example:
+#   ./forums-incremental-reindex.sh content 30
+
+INDEX="$1"
+WINDOW="${2:-5}"
+SLEEP_TIME="${3:-60}"
+BATCH_SIZE="${4:-500}"
+API_KEY="${MEILI_API_KEY:-}"
+MEILI_URL="${MEILI_URL:-http://localhost:7700}"
+
+if [ "$SLEEP_TIME" -ge "$((WINDOW * 60))" ]; then
+  echo 'ERROR: SLEEP_TIME must not be longer than WINDOW, or else documents may be missed.'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+AUTH_HEADER=()
+if [ -n "$API_KEY" ]; then
+  AUTH_HEADER=(-H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY")
+fi
+
+while : ; do
+  echo "Fetching documents newer than $WINDOW minutes..."
+
+  # Fetch documents newer than $WINDOW minutes using Meilisearch API
+  SINCE_TIMESTAMP=$(date -u -d "$WINDOW minutes ago" +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+  NEW_DOCS=$(curl -s "${AUTH_HEADER[@]}" \
+    "$MEILI_URL/indexes/$INDEX/documents?limit=$BATCH_SIZE" \
+    | jq --arg since "$SINCE_TIMESTAMP" '[.[] | select(.updated_at >= $since)]')
+
+  if [ -n "$NEW_DOCS" ] && [ "$NEW_DOCS" != "[]" ]; then
+    echo "$NEW_DOCS" | curl -s -X POST "$MEILI_URL/indexes/$INDEX/documents" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      "${AUTH_HEADER[@]}" \
+      --data-binary @-
+    echo "Indexed $(echo "$NEW_DOCS" | jq length) docs into $INDEX"
+  else
+    echo "No new docs."
+  fi
+
+  echo "Sleeping $SLEEP_TIME seconds..."
+  sleep "$SLEEP_TIME"
+
+  [ "$SLEEP_TIME" -le 0 ] && break
+done
diff --git a/util/meilisearch/requirements.txt b/util/meilisearch/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aaf09d29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/meilisearch/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# This file is autogenerated by pip-compile with Python 3.12
+# by the following command:
+#
+#    pip-compile requirements/meilisearch.in
+#
+deepdiff==8.6.0
+    # via -r requirements/meilisearch.in
+jsonpickle==4.0.2
+    # via -r requirements/meilisearch.in
+meilisearch==0.37.0
+    # via -r requirements/meilisearch.in
+httpx==0.27.0
+    # via meilisearch
+anyio==4.4.0
+    # via httpx
+sniffio==1.3.1
+    # via anyio
diff --git a/util/meilisearch/verify-index-copy.py b/util/meilisearch/verify-index-copy.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ddf35064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/meilisearch/verify-index-copy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import random
+import pprint
+from deepdiff import DeepDiff
+from meilisearch import Client
+
+
+def docs_match(old_doc, new_doc, ignorable_fields=None):
+    """
+    Compare two documents while ignoring order and optional ignorable fields.
+    """
+    ignorable_fields = ignorable_fields or []
+    diff = DeepDiff(old_doc, new_doc, ignore_order=True)
+    for field in ignorable_fields:
+        diff.pop(field, None)
+    return diff == {}
+
+
+def compare_indices(
+    old_url,
+    old_index,
+    new_url,
+    new_index,
+    api_key=None,
+    random_check_percentage=0.1,
+    ignorable_fields=None,
+):
+    """
+    Compare two Meilisearch indices by:
+    1. Document counts
+    2. Index settings
+    3. Random sample of documents
+    """
+
+    old_client = Client(old_url, api_key)
+    new_client = Client(new_url, api_key)
+
+    old_idx = old_client.index(old_index)
+    new_idx = new_client.index(new_index)
+
+    # ---- Compare stats ----
+    old_stats = old_idx.get_stats()
+    new_stats = new_idx.get_stats()
+
+    old_count = old_stats["numberOfDocuments"]
+    new_count = new_stats["numberOfDocuments"]
+
+    print("{}: Document count (old={}, new={})".format(
+        "OK" if old_count == new_count else "FAILURE", old_count, new_count
+    ))
+
+    # ---- Compare settings ----
+    old_settings = old_idx.get_settings()
+    new_settings = new_idx.get_settings()
+    diff = DeepDiff(old_settings, new_settings, ignore_order=True)
+    if diff != {}:
+        print("FAILURE: Index settings do not match")
+        pprint.pprint(diff)
+    else:
+        print("OK: Index settings match")
+
+    # ---- Random checks ----
+    sample_size = int(old_count * random_check_percentage)
+    if sample_size == 0:
+        print("Skipping random checks (too few docs)")
+        return
+
+    print(f"Checking {sample_size} random documents...")
+
+    # Fetch docs from old index (cap batch size at 1000 for safety)
+    old_docs_response = old_idx.get_documents(limit=min(sample_size, 1000))
+    old_docs = old_docs_response.get("results", [])
+
+    checked = 0
+    matching = 0
+    for doc in random.sample(old_docs, min(sample_size, len(old_docs))):
+        doc_id = doc["id"]
+        try:
+            new_doc = new_idx.get_document(doc_id)
+        except Exception:
+            new_doc = None
+
+        if new_doc and docs_match(doc, new_doc, ignorable_fields):
+            matching += 1
+        else:
+            print(f"FAILURE: Document with id {doc_id} does not match")
+        checked += 1
+
+    print("{}: Random documents matching ({} out of {}, {:.2f}%)".format(
+        "OK" if matching == checked else "FAILURE",
+        matching,
+        checked,
+        (matching / checked * 100 if checked else 0),
+    ))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Example usage:
+    # compare_indices(
+    #     "http://localhost:7700", "content_old",
+    #     "http://localhost:7700", "content_new",
+    #     api_key="masterKey", random_check_percentage=0.1
+    # )
+    pass
diff --git a/vagrant/release/analyticstack/Vagrantfile b/vagrant/release/analyticstack/Vagrantfile
index 7c5ed276c..2527e44bd 100644
--- a/vagrant/release/analyticstack/Vagrantfile
+++ b/vagrant/release/analyticstack/Vagrantfile
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
     config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 8120, host: 8120  # edX Notes Service
     config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 8765, host: 8765
     config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 9200, host: 9200  # Elasticsearch
+    config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 7700, host: 7700  # Meilisearch
     config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 18080, host: 18080  # Forums
     config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 8100, host: 8100  # Analytics Data API
     config.vm.network :forwarded_port, guest: 8110, host: 8110  # Insights