Update search engine Algolia in cron job

[uekerman]

Otherwise, we forget to update. Cron job could run every week (once per month might be too rarely, users are also searching for new things).

How to update: https://precice.org/docs-meta-search.html#updating-the-index

[MakisH]

We could automate this and provide the API key as a GitHub secret.

[chlorenz]

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Currently we are on the free plan which includes 10000 'units' per month, of which we consume approximately 70%, at the moment. Which means we can't update the index more than once per month.
Algolia does have an open source plan which would be perfect for us. Last time I contacted them, they weren't very responsive, we should definitely try again.

[MakisH]

I will open a new Algolia account on the name of preCICE and request the FOSS plan, in case the external contact was the reason for ghosting.

I will then create a workflow executed manually and on schedule (e.g., once per month).

It needs an API key, which I will share via the GitHub secrets.

[fsimonis]

We now have an open-source plan.

It may be possible to integrate the updates into the deployment pipeline of the website.
Alternative would be a cron job

[uekerman]

It may be possible to integrate the updates into the deployment pipeline of the website.
Alternative would be a cron job

Could you please investigate? (not urgent)