Indexing file metadata using a distributed search engine for searching files on a public cloud storage

Sammanfattning: Visma Labs AB or Visma wanted to conduct experiments to see if file metadata could be indexed for searching files on a public cloud storage. Given that storing files in a public cloud storage is cheaper than the current storage solution, the implementation could save Visma money otherwise spent on expensive storage costs. The thesis is therefore to find and evaluate an approach chosen for indexing file metadata and searching files on a public cloud storage with the chosen distributed search engine Elasticsearch. The architecture of the proposed solution is similar to a file service and was implemented using several containerized services for it to function. The results show that the file service solution is indeed feasible but would need further tuning and more resources to function according to the demands of Visma.